[SoftBank's Masayoshi Son Champions Nuclear Fusion: To Replace Natural Gas as the Main Energy Source in the AI Era Within 15 Years] According to Deep Tide TechFlow, on July 22, SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son stated that in the not-too-distant future, nuclear fusion technology will become the most practical solution to meet the ever-growing energy demands of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. He remarked, 'Is it really appropriate to continue heavily relying on natural gas for power generation? I believe that in 15 years, nuclear fusion will take its place.'