The Architects of AI are Time's Person of the Year – here are 3 reasons why

In a year shaped by the reach, ambition, and unease of artificial intelligence, Time magazine gave its top annual title not to a world leader or celebrity, but to a coalition: the “Architects of AI.”

This group spans a powerful network of engineers, CEOs, and researchers, including OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, and key figures at Google, Meta, and Anthropic.

Their selection captures just how much control these individuals now exert over tools used by millions each day, often invisibly, and how swiftly their creations have moved from lab experiments to fixtures of modern life.