He reiterated that OpenAI needs to complete the restructure by the end of this year.
There could still be stumbling blocks along the way. Microsoft, one of OpenAI's biggest investors, has not approved the restructure, according to a Bloomberg report earlier this month. The Financial Times on Sunday reported that OpenAI and Microsoft are rewriting the terms of their multibillion-dollar partnership. Microsoft is the key holdout to OpenAI's restructure plan, the FT added.
SoftBank's Goto did not mention any other companies, but acknowledged that OpenAI has many stakeholders.
"Our conversation is based on the assumption that the reorganization will take place. There are different staekholders however and some people may intervene in this project and this may not go as smooth as we hope," Goto said.