SoftBank's (OTCPK:SFTBY) telecom unit will receive the world's first AI system featuring Nvidia's (NASDAQ:NVDA) Blackwell chips to build Japan's most powerful supercomputer, and plans to use the Grace Blackwell platform for its next supercomputer.

SoftBank's Japanese telecoms unit will receive the first chips using Nvidia's latest Blackwell design for its supercomputer, the California-based chip designer said, as Masayoshi Son looks to ride the artificial intelligence boom.

SoftBank Group is the first customer to use Nvidia's Blackwell chips, which will be used to develop an artificial intelligence supercomputer in Japan. The companies plan to build the system — which they call Japan's most powerful supercomputer — in early 2025.

SoftBank Group Corp. will be the first to build a supercomputer with chips using Nvidia Corp.’s new Blackwell design, a demonstration of the Japanese company’s ambitions to catch up on AI.