NEW YORK – The Architects of AI are Time magazine’s 2025 Person of the Year.
In his letter to readers released Thursday, Sam Jacobs, Time editor-in-chief, writes, “This was the year when artificial intelligence’s full potential roared into view, and when it became clear that there will be no turning back or opting out. … This year, no one had a greater impact than the individuals who imagined, designed, and built AI.”
Jacobs continued: “For these reasons, we recognize a force that has dominated the year’s headlines, for better or for worse. For delivering the age of thinking machines, for wowing and worrying humanity, for transforming the present and transcending the possible, the Architects of AI are Time’s 2025 Person of the Year.”
Read more on The Choice HERE.
The 2025 Time Person of the Year issue features two worldwide covers that visualize this technological revolution and include a few of the key players driving it.
For the cover story, Time’s Charlie Campbell, Andrew Chow and Billy Perrigo write, “For decades, humankind steeled itself for the rise of thinking machines. … Leaders striving to develop the technology, including Sam Altman and Elon Musk, warned that the pursuit of its powers could create unforeseen catastrophe. …This year, the debate about how to wield AI responsibly gave way to a sprint to deploy it as fast as possible.”
Read the cover story HERE.
The Person of the Year issue of Time will be available on newsstands beginning Dec. 19.
Here are the magazine’s other selections for the year:
CEO of the Year: Neal Mohan.
Entertainer of the Year: Leonardo DiCaprio.
Athlete of the Year: A’ja Wilson.
Breakthrough of the Year: KPop Demon Hunters.
Pictured at top: The covers of Time’s upcoming Person of the Year issue.