Time names “Architects of AI” Person of the Year

• Time magazine honors tech leaders behind AI for transforming society.
• ChatGPT usage doubles to reach 10 percent of the global population in 2025.

Time magazine named the “Architects of AI” its Person of the Year on Thursday, spotlighting US tech entrepreneurs whose work in artificial intelligence is reshaping society.

Among those recognized are Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, and xAI’s Elon Musk.

The magazine said these leaders “grabbed the wheel of history, developing technology and making decisions that are reshaping the information landscape, the climate, and our livelihoods.” Time noted that AI has “reoriented government policy, altered geopolitical rivalries, and brought robots into homes,” calling it “arguably the most consequential tool in great-power competition since the advent of nuclear weapons.”

- Iconic cover pays tribute to innovation -

One of the magazine’s 2025 covers reimagines the 1932 “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” photo, replacing ironworkers with AI figures including Mark Zuckerberg, AMD chief Lisa Su, Musk, Huang, Altman, Google’s AI chief Demis Hassabis, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, and Stanford professor Fei-Fei Li, all perched above a New York City skyline.

- AI shifts from promise to reality -

According to Time, 2025 marked the year AI moved from experimental technology to mainstream use. ChatGPT usage more than doubled, reaching 10 percent of the global population. Huang told the magazine, “This is the single most impactful technology of our time,” predicting that AI could expand the global economy from USD 100 trillion to USD 500 trillion.

- Acknowledging AI’s risks -

Time also highlighted AI’s potential drawbacks. The technology has faced lawsuits over alleged contributions to teen suicides and mental health crises, while fears of widespread job displacement grow as companies increasingly turn to AI to replace human workers.