I don't care whether the technology is invented by our employees. I want to bring everybody's innovations into our ecosystem together.
Interpretation
Collaboration is essential for innovation, regardless of who creates it.
In this quote, Masayoshi Son emphasizes the importance of inclusivity in the realm of technology and innovation. He believes that it does not matter who originates an idea or technology as long as it can be integrated into a collective framework that benefits everyone, highlighting the value of collaboration and shared progress in a technological ecosystem.
In practice
This quote can be used in a company meeting to advocate for teamwork and sharing ideas.
In the early stages of Internet in Japan, many said that Japanese and Americans are different. There are 10 reasons why Japanese Internet is not taking off. I said none of them are right; it's just a time lag. And, of course, Japanese Internet took off.
I believe the continually advancing Information Revolution will lend us the wisdom and strength to address humanity's previously unsolvable problems and help us make a positive impact on all of society.
Most of the time, when I make a big move, people say I am out of my mind. But I don't think about how I can add to what I have today.
I believe this artificial intelligence is going to be our partner. If we misuse it, it will be a risk. If we use it right, it can be our partner.
As a student, I had a hobby of inventing new ideas for products. For me, thinking of new businesses is like inventing new products.
Whenever there is a big difficulty, I don't make excuses. Instead, I say I will solve it even if everybody leaves.
It's technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the results that make our heart sing.
In California, we have some of the strongest consumer protection laws in the country. While it is easy to conceive of innovation and regulation as mutually exclusive, California is proof that we can do both. We can innovate responsibly.
Our civilization depends critically on software, and we have a dangerously low degree of professionalism in the computer fields
But there's so much kludge, so much terrible stuff, we are at the 1908 Hurley washing machine stage with the Internet. That's where we are. We don't get our hair caught in it, but that's the level of primitiveness of where we are. We're in 1908.
Instruction tables will have to be made up by mathematicians with computing experience and perhaps a certain puzzle-solving ability. There need be no real danger of it ever becoming a drudge, for any processes that are quite mechanical may be turned over to the machine itself.
I would say that nanotech's worth paying attention to no matter what your background because if you look far enough into the future, it'll impact just about any industry you can think of.
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