time magazine named “Architect of AI” its 2025 Person of the Year on Thursday, December 11th.
The magazine decided to highlight the enormous impact that artificial intelligence is having on various areas of society, including media, politics, and the workplace.
“Person of the Year is a powerful way to draw the world's attention to the people who shape our lives. And this year, no one has had a bigger impact than the individuals who imagined, designed, and built AI.” time Editor-in-chief Sam Jacobs wrote in a letter to readers:
He further wrote, “This was the year that the full potential of artificial intelligence was realized, and it became clear that there was no going back or opting out. Whatever the question, AI was the answer.”
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The two covers of the magazine's 2025 Person of the Year feature an illustration highlighting “AI” and a painting inspired by the famous 1932 photo “Lunch on the Top of a Skyscraper.”
This painting by Jason Seiler features technology leaders Mark Zuckerberg, Lisa Su, Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis, Dario Amodei, and Feifei Li.
The magazine also called AI “the most important tool in great power competition since the advent of nuclear weapons.”
US President Donald Trump received the title after last year's presidential election, and it was also recognized in 2016.
