KEY TAKEAWAYS OpenAI has formed a joint venture with SoftBank Group to expand artificial intelligence services for businesses globally, starting with those in Japan.The two firms have set up a 50-50 joint venture called SP OpenAI Japan to deploy their Advanced Enterprise AI system,

The 50-50 joint venture will begin offering the services first in Japan and establish a model for global adoption, the companies said Monday.

Japan's SoftBank Group will form a joint venture with US tech giant OpenAI to offer advanced artificial intelligence to businesses, the two companies announced on Monday.

SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son has scolded Japanese companies for not adopting AI quickly enough, comparing people who refuse to use AI with goldfish, unable to process information like language.