Time magazine names the ‘Architects of AI’ as its 2025 Person of the Year
Summary
Time named the “Architects of AI” as its 2025 Person of the Year, highlighting the people behind major advances in the field rather than the technology itself. Reuters reported that the recognition centers on how AI has rapidly transformed work, media, and broader society—while also raising new risks and controversies. The selection reflects AI’s mainstreaming: frontier model labs and enabling hardware companies are now treated as central institutions shaping global outcomes. For the AI industry, this kind of cultural canonization can accelerate adoption and investment, but it also intensifies scrutiny over safety, accountability, and societal impacts.
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