SoftBank Group is accelerating its investment centered on a massive stake in OpenAI and Stargate, while expanding its corporate AI platform, Crystal intelligence. NTT, meanwhile, is targeting corporate and government use of its domestic small-scale LLM, tsuzumi 2, designed for on-premises deployment. In their earnings, SBG recorded investment gains, while NTT posted record-high revenue.
SoftBank Group has indicated that it plans to strengthen its investment in generative AI and expand its corporate AI services through collaboration with global-standard technologies and the use of substantial resources. NTT, by contrast, is emphasizing the development of domestic AI, targeting adoption by companies and government agencies with a small model that excels at Japanese-language processing.
In addition to its massive investment in OpenAI, SoftBank Group is participating in the Stargate AI infrastructure plan. In Japan, it is also reportedly expanding its corporate AI platform, Crystal intelligence, through a joint venture with OpenAI.
The NTT Group is centering its strategy on its self-developed domestic LLM, tsuzumi 2, and is positioning use in on-premises environments and private clouds, where confidential data does not leave the organization, as a key strength. It is seeking to capture demand from companies and government agencies by emphasizing the model's small size and security.