SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son called AI "50X bigger" than the dot-com boom on Monday June 1, saying corrections along the way could be "the best investment opportunity" - a maximal public framing of the AI capex cycle's scale from one of its largest financiers.
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- Evidence Strength
Moderate- Evidence Observed At
- Jun 1, 2026 · 1:30 PM UTC
- Citation
- https://www.benzinga.com/markets/tech/26/06/52903849/softbanks-masayoshi-son-calls-ai-50x-bigger-than-the-dot-com-boom-says-corrections-could-be-the-best
- Citation Source
benzinga- Statement Venue
- Public remarks
- Statement Date
- Jun 1, 2026