3. Delivering Next-generation
Social Infrastructure to Support
a Society that Coexists with AI
The Company contributes to the realization of safe and highly reliable Next-generation Social Infrastructure
through the construction of AI infrastructure, including AI data centers and AI computing infrastructure,
the development of AI platforms, including sovereign cloud and sovereign AI,
and the establishment of an AI governance framework.
Value creation
(1)Build infrastructure and platforms for the AI era
Main initiatives
- Research, development, and promotion in the field of AI (such as sovereign cloud, sovereign AI, homegrown Japanese language LLMs, xIPF,AI data centers and AI-RAN)
| FY2026 |
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| Targets and KPIs |
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Tomakomai: Commence operations of a 50 MW-scale*1 AI data center in FY2026 Sakai: Commence operations of a 140 MW*2 AI data center in FY2027 |
| Develop an AI computing platform optimized for inference efficiency |
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*1
Maximum power receiving capacity of the data hall building planned for construction.
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*2
Estimated power receiving capacity required for the AI computing infrastructure the Company aims to build, with a targeted computing capacity of 110 exaFLOPS.
(2)Ensure AI governance that earns the trust of society
Main initiatives
Promote AI governance
- Formulate and comply with the SoftBank AI Ethics Policy
- Establish the AI Ethics Committee
- Operate rules, guidelines and check sheets
- Promote workshops and e-learning
| FY2026 |
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| Targets and KPIs |
| Promote AI governance |
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Unless otherwise specified, the KPI metrics, targets, and results apply only to SoftBank Corp.
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"Main initiatives" include initiatives by SoftBank Corp. and group companies.
The key sustainability-related risks and opportunities associated with this material issue are as follows.
| Category | Risks or Opportunities | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Participation in rulemaking, deployment of AI in society, and regulatory compliance | Risks | Penalties and brand damage resulting from inadequate legal compliance and information management in new technology areas such as AI, as well as loss of competitive advantage due to delays in assessing policy changes by overseas platform operators, government regulations, and related developments, and due to failure to participate in rulemaking |
| Opportunities | Securing a competitive advantage in the market through early and proactive participation in rulemaking and standardization activities in new technology areas such as AI | |
| Strategic effectiveness and competitive positioning | Risks | Development delays and erosion of competitiveness caused by shortages of talent in new areas such as next generation social infrastructure, missed business opportunities due to a slowdown in trends related to AI and other technologies, and the risk of unrecoverable investments or impairment losses |
| Opportunities | Establishing a competitive advantage through the execution of a distinctive medium to long term strategy that integrates AI with robust communications infrastructure, including Next-generation Social Infrastructure |
Sustainable development goals
