| Key Event/Highlight | Details |
|---|---|
| TIME's Person of the Year 2025 | "Architects of AI" |
| Year Highlighted | 2025: AI's full potential "roared into view" |
| Reason for Selection | Recognized people behind AI's innovations, transforming industries, economies, and daily life globally. |
| Editor-in-Chief | Sam Jacobs |
| Historical Context | TIME has historically recognized concepts/groups, like the personal computer (1982) and "Endangered Earth" (1988). |
| AI's Global Impact | Moved from niche innovation to mainstream force (healthcare, governance, education, media, global policy). |
| Featured AI Leaders | Mark Zuckerberg, Lisa Su, Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis, Dario Amodei, Fei-Fei Li. |
| Collective Net Worth of Leaders | $870 billion |
| AI's Influence in 2025 | Widely available to consumers, adopted/regulated by governments, reshaped workplaces and creative industries, disrupted global markets. |
| Other Contenders for Person of Year | Jensen Huang, Sam Altman, Pope Leo XIV, Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, Zohran Mamdani. |
| TIME's Legacy | Tradition dates back to 1927; recent recipients include Donald Trump (2024) and Taylor Swift (2023). |
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