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SoftBank, NEC, Honda, and Sony Group form new company to build trillion-parameter AI model.
SoftBank, NEC, Honda, and Sony have formed a company to build a trillion-parameter AI model.
KEY POINTS
- The new AI model will focus on controlling machines, not generating conversational text like ChatGPT.
- Japan's government R&D agency NEDO has earmarked $6.28 billion for AI support over five years.
- Major Japanese banks and steelmakers are investors, signaling broad industrial backing for the initiative.
- The project aims to keep Japanese data domestic, reducing reliance on U.S. cloud and AI infrastructure.
COMPANIES
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