In 30 years, your shoes will be smarter than you, says SoftBank founder

The income from human labor gets taxed. Founder & and CEO of SoftBank Group, Masayoshi Son, speaks during a keynote speech at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 27, 2017 in Barcelona. BARCELONA--In 30 years, your shoes will be smarter than you. That's not meant to be an insult but rather what Masayoshi Son believes will be the case as robots outnumber humans and exceed their intelligence in just three decades. The chairman and CEO of Japan's SoftBank Group outlined his vision of the future during remarks made on stage at the Mobile World Congress tech conference underway this week in Barcelona.