SoftBank, OpenAI to run AI agent ops from Sharp's ex-plant - Breaking The News

SoftBank, OpenAI to run AI agent ops from Sharp's ex-plant

13 March

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NIKKEI ASIAN REVIEW

SoftBank Group Corp. is about to acquire a facility from Sharp Corporation to use it as an artificial intelligence (AI) agent center for its joint venture with OpenAI Inc., Nikkei Asia reported.

SoftBank and Sharp could allegedly sign the papers on Friday, with the purchase worth ¥100 billion ($676 million). The reconstruction of the former television liquid crystal display (LCD) panels in Sakai was said to be planned for the fiscal year 2025 and the beginning of operations in 2026.

The AI agents that SoftBank and OpenAI are likely to run from the facility refer to autonomous programs that perform tasks on their own on behalf of a user or another system.

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