Time Magazine has chosen their 2025 Person of the Year — so who exactly are the Architects of AI?

The outlet debuted the cover on Thursday, December 11, with a statement that read, “2025 was the year when artificial intelligence’s full potential roared into view, and when it became clear that there will be no turning back.”

Time continued: “For delivering the age of thinking machines, for wowing and worrying humanity, for transforming the present and transcending the possible, the Architects of AI are TIME’s 2025 Person of the Year.”

Time Magazine released two covers for its Person of the Year issue — one that was created by digital artist Jason Seiler. A recreation of the 1932 photograph “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper,” the magazine’s version showcased leading tech and AI companies including

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