According to SoftBank Group (OTC:SFTBF) (OTC:SFTBY) CEO Masayoshi Son, access to artificial superintelligence should be considered “almost like a human right,” on par with electricity and motorization.

In an interview with TIME, Son said that 30 years from today, if any village or any country lacks access to superintelligence or superrobotics, it would be “dramatically left out.”

The CEO also cautioned that the failure to ensure equal access to technology could widen the economic disparities between countries.

The interview snippet was shared by the publication on X late Monday.

Should access to AI become a human right as we enter the age of super-intelligence? And, most importantly, can it? SoftBank CEO and AI evangelist Masayoshi Son warns that neglecting access to technology could widen the economic gap between countries like never before. pic.twitter.com/PfGziYKUFr

— TIME (@TIME) February 9, 2026