For almost 100 years, Time magazine’s annual Person of the Year selection recognized public figures including celebrities, activists and politicians. For 2025, the magazine has chosen “Architects of AI.” The magazine said it opted to recognize artificial intelligence’s vast influence (read why HERE). One of the two magazine covers (below) includes tech leaders like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
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.
For delivering the age of thinking machines, for wowing and worrying humanity, for transforming the present and transcending the… pic.twitter.com/mEIKRiZfLo
— TIME (@TIME) December 11, 2025
