Why Time Dubbed 'AI Builders' Person of the Year: 'Whatever the Question, AI Was the Answer'

In what has become a tradition every few years, Time magazine's "Person of the Year" isn't an individual for 2025 -- it's a group and a concept. In this case, it's what Time is dubbing, "The architects of AI."

Time Editor in Chief Sam Jacobs said in a note about the cover story that AI's power and influence was ever-present in 2025, advancing rapidly and making the impossible possible.

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"This was the year when artificial intelligence's full potential roared into view, and when it became clear that there will be no turning back or opting out," Jacobs ...