SoftBank Group shares fall as much as 13%, with the decline attributed to renewed debate over AI safety. Multiple outlets report the slide follows public comments by leading AI figures that urge developers to slow or “tap the brakes” on advanced AI deployment.
Financial Times and Bloomberg link the market reaction to calls made by the heads of major AI companies, including Anthropic and OpenAI. Bloomberg says the declines are the largest in nearly three months, while Financial Times frames the move as part of broader weakness in global AI-related stocks amid investor concern about the risks and potential policy or timing changes implied by calls for a slowdown.
India Today similarly reports the sharp drop in SoftBank shares and highlights that “AI safety fears” are now affecting the tech group’s valuation. While outlets agree on the central trigger—AI executives urging caution for safety—coverage differs in emphasis, with some focusing on SoftBank specifically and others describing spillover into wider AI markets.
