Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank Group Corp., is in talks with French President Emmanuel Macron about unveiling a major artificial intelligence (AI) data center project in France in the coming weeks, according to people familiar with the discussions. Bloomberg reports the talks are part of plans by SoftBank to expand AI infrastructure. The Japan Times similarly says Son is considering a multibillion-dollar investment in France tied to SoftBank’s broader effort to build out AI-related capacity. Both sources describe the discussions as preliminary and focused on the potential launch of a project rather than confirm final terms. No specific project site, timeline, funding structure, or total capacity is detailed in the reports. The reported figures characterize the investment as “multibillion-dollar,” but the exact amount and whether it will be carried out directly by SoftBank or through partners are not stated. The discussions indicate an interest in establishing large-scale data center infrastructure to support AI compute demand in Europe, while the precise scope and implementation remain subject to further negotiation.