SoftBank AGM 2025 Flash Report: Masayoshi Son's Vision of "AI Super-Intelligence" for a 300-Year Company — The Core of the 45th Meeting

SoftBank's 45th Annual General Meeting became a pivotal stage that showcased the full passion and innovative vision of a CEO operating at the forefront of modern business. Before shareholders and investors, Son laid out in detail the strategy for confronting the coming AI revolution and the era of artificial super-intelligence (ASI) — grounded in the founding ideals and years of accumulated experience that have defined the company. The meeting communicated clearly the company's track record, investment outcomes, and plans for large-scale investment in the semiconductor business using Arm's design architecture and in OpenAI — giving attendees every reason to feel excited about the future.

Furthermore, Son emphasized with passion that the awe and inspiration he felt at founding, and the youthful passion he carried at seventeen, remain the origin of the company's management strategy today. He expressed an unwavering commitment to shaping humanity's future through technological innovation. The vision behind the management philosophy "Information Revolution — Happiness for Everyone" is not mere short-term profit pursuit; it is drawn with a long-term perspective aimed at bringing benefits to people three hundred years into the future.

This article covers the meeting's content comprehensively, explaining in detail SoftBank's corporate philosophy, investment in technological innovation, and new management and investment strategies for the AI era. SoftBank's positioning and strategic development in global competition going forward is essential reading not just for shareholders, but for business professionals of every stripe.

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Behind the scenes of the shareholders' meeting, the president himself presided as chair, delivering a direct message to attending shareholders — speaking about the company's history, business strategy, and a grand vision looking ten years ahead and even three hundred years into the future. As chair, the president first explained the basic procedures and process for the meeting clearly, introducing to both in-person shareholders and internet-attending shareholders the rules for Q&A, speaking order, voting procedures, and the operational structure in detail. At the shareholders' meeting, each agenda item was explained and a Q&A was held based on the notice of meeting and pre-submitted questions, and the vote on resolutions was concluded without incident.

The history of how the company, through challenges including PC software distribution, bold investment in internet companies, and acquisitions in mobile telecommunications, has overcome its worst crises and dramatically increased corporate value was emphasized. In particular, the direct contribution of Yahoo Japan, the Y!mobile business, the development of Arm as an enormously valuable asset through its merger with T-Mobile, and the global telecommunications infrastructure built through these moves to the overall increase in enterprise value were underscored as points investors should appreciate.

Furthermore, he explained with specific figures and graphs the company's positioning as the "world's largest platform company." This allowed shareholders to understand how the comprehensive service strategy linked to internet-attending shareholders and the creation of various domestic and international synergies are critically important. A video presented during the discussion introduced the latest business developments, growth investment plans through AI integration, and specific target figures based on detailed financial plans — including future revenue and profit margins, as well as share acquisition programs — evoking trust and excitement about the future in shareholders.

The key points of this shareholders' meeting were as follows:

The management philosophy rooted in the company's history, and the founding passion, connect directly to today's future strategy
Large-scale investment and technology partnerships for realizing the AI revolution and artificial super-intelligence (ASI) will be the core of future growth
The transparency of operations through close communication with shareholders, and the soundness of the business strategy based on long-term vision

These contents went beyond mere resolutions for shareholders — they made a strong impression of the SoftBank Group's investment appetite for the future and the resolve of management. Through the meeting, the positive energy of the management team was palpable, offering an opportunity to reconfirm how SoftBank can exercise competitive power in the global market and what kind of stimulus it represents for the industry as a whole. Shareholders came away convinced that these strategic initiatives would deliver stable growth and returns over the decades ahead.

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SoftBank's leader was inspired to pursue a passion for technological innovation by the shocking photo of a microcomputer he first encountered in his youth — and made it the foundation of his company. The astonishing evolution of a massive system being condensed into a small chip — the possibility that computers held, felt at age seventeen — went beyond mere technological innovation to foretell an impact on all of future society. The president cited this personal experience as an example, arguing passionately that the awe felt at that time and the resolve born from it are precisely the long-term strategy SoftBank pursues today.

He laid out concretely the many failures and successes the company has experienced — starting from PC software distribution, through the internet revolution, mobile telecommunications, the formation of the joint venture with Yahoo Japan, and partnerships with major American telecommunications companies — revealing the trajectory of the company's growth through these various phases. In particular, the development of the smartphone and mobile telecommunications business was cited as proof that SoftBank is not merely an investment company but one that realizes business development that anticipates the direction of the era — something that, as a result, has directly led to the success that has raised the group's net asset value (NAV) immeasurably.

Moreover, technological innovation and the advent of a future society extends far beyond mere digital transformation — reaching into AI-powered autonomous driving technology, drug development, remote education, and the development of next-generation data center infrastructure. Through these projects, the president argued that establishing a position as the world's largest AI platform company will have a major impact on the future economic system and social structure. These efforts are also a major attraction for investors while emphasizing how deeply technological innovation is intertwined with corporate philosophy.

Concretely, as part of the group's AI investment strategy, the current state of affairs was introduced — including additional investment in OpenAI, strong focus on developing AI-dedicated chips, and the expansion of the semiconductor business using Arm's architectural blueprints, which has given it an overwhelming share of the global smartphone market. The president stated that "the future is not necessarily far off — fragments of technological innovation in our hands are being realized day by day," and concrete plans and projects such as joint ventures with OpenAI and the establishment of new joint ventures were presented with specific figures.

Furthermore, the president took this opportunity to make the bold prediction that artificial super-intelligence — ASI, an AI that far surpasses human intelligence — will soon become a reality. He explained with deep insight how the revolution ASI brings will change human life, work, and even society's values as a whole. The theory that while existing platforms become subject to diminishing returns over time, the industrial structure is shifting toward an increasing-returns model where winners occupy an increasingly dominant position is a widely discussed theme even within the industry — and the meeting conveyed a strong sense of SoftBank's resolve and confidence in standing at its forefront.

The key strategic element in this super-intelligence era, the president noted, is not just AI, but AI equipped with "intelligence" — not mere computational power, but evolution toward a "super-intelligence" possessing something close to human qualities like passion and love. He argued that even if theoretically surpassing human intelligence, in order to truly make people happy, AI also needs kindness and empathy — and touched on the company's social responsibility in this regard.

In this way, the president demonstrated the decision to press forward with bold investment and technology development toward the coming AI revolution — built on the innovative challenges cultivated since founding and the experience and assets earned as a result. Amid the challenges toward the future, the president's personal passion and resolve, resonating with the vision at the company's core, conveyed an unwavering belief to all shareholders that "we will absolutely become the world's number one." Through this, SoftBank will continue to cement its position as a pioneer in emerging markets and a major player driving the global economic structure going forward.

At the shareholders' meeting, the president also explained in detail specific figures and plans related to investment strategy. The origin of the management decisions that have built the SoftBank Group's enormous asset value — through failures and successes to date — was described. At the meeting, votes were taken on each agenda item, and resolutions on the share acquisition program, dividend policy, and the selection of directors and auditors were approved, while an honest assessment of the discount situation in the market was also presented. In response to the current situation where market valuations do not sufficiently reflect actual corporate value, the president expressed his unwavering commitment to pursuing the company's long-term growth going forward, and reconfirmed the relationship of trust with investors.

As the most important message to investors, the president indicated the following regarding the evolution of AI technology and its economic effects:

Rather than being swayed by short-term stock price fluctuations, corporate value growth should be understood from a long-term perspective
The enormous assets held by the SoftBank Group, and strategic investment activities, connect directly to future revenue expansion
The AI revolution holds the prospect of targeting tens-of-fold scale-up in global markets through ASI growth

These points were what the president strongly appealed to shareholders through the history of the company and current investment situation, and at the same time constitute the core strategy for solidifying SoftBank's position in financial markets. In particular, partnerships with world-leading technology partners including OpenAI and Arm occupy an extremely important position in the growth strategy of the SoftBank Group as a whole — going far beyond the framework of mere joint ventures. Through this, the company is expected to secure overwhelming technological capability and market share in globally deployed AI and semiconductor markets, with strong emphasis that the outlook for stable continued growth remains solid.

The president also touched on the importance of risk management in investment decisions. He emphasized that not being swayed by discount situations or short-term market sentiment, and prioritizing intrinsic business value, is what connects to stable stock price appreciation. In particular, in financial markets, the prospect that existing investors, sympathetic to the SoftBank Group's strategy and anticipating significant future growth, will continue to acquire shares aggressively was explained — with data supporting the rise in global corporate value as an economic indicator presented.

Furthermore, the president spoke concretely about how the SoftBank Group, amid intensifying global competition, would leverage next-generation AI technology to create synergies across multiple fields including telecommunications, semiconductors, and robotics. The prospect of each business division pursuing independent initiatives while forming an integrated platform overall — thereby driving revenue expansion and margin improvement across the entire company — was extremely compelling for investors.

Detailed project finance plans for funding and investment flows toward realizing this strategy were also presented — with concrete initiatives described, including data center construction and internal deployment of AI agents. These are positioned as long-term investment plans in global financial markets, and the outlook for developing into major future investment projects was made clear. For example, the SoftBank Group is planning investment including additional investment in OpenAI at the multi-trillion-yen scale — and it was stated flatly that if this succeeds, market valuations will shift dramatically and corporate value will be significantly raised.

The president also expressed flexible yet unwavering resolve both in terms of management responsibility and future-oriented investment activities, while emphasizing a continued commitment to developing successors. Speaking through concrete episodes about how important talent development is alongside technological innovation in corporate management, strong expectations were expressed for the enrichment of the management structure going forward and strengthening competitive capability in global markets.

In this way, investment strategy and corporate value growth projections were delivered to shareholders as the president's powerful message — sketching the concrete path for riding the wave of market transformation accompanying the future AI revolution. How the SoftBank Group will increase its market presence going forward and establish its position as a global enterprise will be heavily influenced by the strategy and investment policy presented here. The trust and expectations of shareholders as investors were concretely backed by the president's words as a bright outlook for the future.

Conclusion

The future strategy of the SoftBank Group presented through the shareholders' meeting symbolizes the fusion of a corporate philosophy rooted in tradition with a bold investment plan for the latest technological innovation. The passion cultivated since founding, the many achievements built on that, and the initiatives for realizing the coming AI revolution and artificial super-intelligence are not merely short-term profit pursuit — they form a solid foundation supporting long-term, sustainable growth. At the shareholders' meeting, the president personally presented to shareholders a transparent operational structure and specific strategies and investment plans for increasing corporate value — making a strong statement of confidence and future prospects to the market.

The content covered in this article goes beyond mere figures and resolutions — depicting the SoftBank Group's grand vision of bringing happiness to humanity through an information revolution that may continue three hundred years into the future, and the all-hands challenge toward its realization. The company's growth process, AI as a compass for technological innovation, and the investment strategy supporting them can be called the essence of the leadership the global market demands. There is no doubt that the innovative energy and strategy SoftBank possesses will continue to have a major positive impact on the world's economy and society — and it is expected to continue attracting increasing interest as an attractive investment destination for shareholders and investors alike.

The discussions and resolutions from this meeting, and the challenge toward the future that management pressed firmly, are extremely instructive real-world examples for business professionals as well. On the challenge of how a company can build a long-term growth strategy while overcoming short-term fluctuations, and reconcile technological innovation with its social significance — SoftBank is establishing itself as a pioneer in that space. For investors, business professionals, and all those who drive technological innovation, the strategy presented at this meeting will serve as an important guidepost in the global business landscape ahead.

Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8BPvDBh818

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SoftBank AGM 2025 Flash Report: Masayoshi Son's Vision of 'AI Super-Intelligence' for a 300-Year Company — The Core of the 45th Meeting

SoftBank AGM 2025 Flash Report: Masayoshi Son's Vision of "AI Super-Intelligence" for a 300-Year Company — The Core of the 45th Meeting