SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son is seeking to raise up to $100 billion from Gulf-region investors to fund a new artificial intelligence investment initiative. According to the Financial Times, Son has held recent discussions with senior officials in the UAE and other Gulf nations regarding the capital raise. The proposed fund will focus on acquiring companies and enhancing their operations through advanced AI technologies. This fundraising effort follows SoftBank's previous commitment of an additional $30 billion investment in OpenAI, signaling continued aggressive expansion in the AI sector.