Architects of AI" is named TIME's Person of the Year

This year, TIME Magazine has chosen a group — the “Architects of AI” — as its 2025 Person of the Year, instead of a single individual. The group includes top tech leaders driving the global race for artificial intelligence.

Who Is Included

Based on TIME’s cover, the group appears to include:

• Sam Altman (OpenAI)

• Elon Musk (Tesla / xAI)

• Jensen Huang (Nvidia)

• Mark Zuckerberg (Meta)

• Lisa Su (AMD)

• Dario Amodei (Anthropic)

• Demis Hassabis (Google DeepMind)

• Fei-Fei Li (World Labs)

Why They Were Chosen

TIME says these leaders:

• Are driving one of the largest tech infrastructure projects in history

• Have influenced global politics, government policy, and geopolitical competition

• Are reshaping how AI is built and used worldwide

• Have pushed AI forward faster than ever — bringing both excitement and fear

The magazine compares AI’s impact in global power competition to that of nuclear weapons.

Background

• In 2023, TIME selected Donald Trump.

• In 2022, the choice was Taylor Swift.

• In 1938, TIME chose Adolf Hitler.