""We've named not just individuals but also groups, more women than our founders could have imagined (though still not enough), and, on rare occasions, a concept: the endangered earth, in 1988, or the personal computer, in 1982," wrote Sam Jacobs, the editor-in-chief, in an explanation of the choice. "The drama surrounding the selection of the PC over Apple's Steve Jobs later became the stuff of books and a movie.""
"It made sense for Time to anoint AI because 2025 was the year that it shifted from "a novel technology explored by early adopters to one where a critical mass of consumers see it as part of their mainstream lives," Thomas Husson, principal analyst at research firm Forrester, said by email. AI was a leading contender for the top slot, according to prediction markets, along with tech CEOs Jensen Huang of Nvidia and Sam Altman of OpenAI."
Time magazine named the "Architects of AI" its 2025 Person of the Year, saying 2025 was the year AI's potential "roared into view" with no turning back. The selection intentionally honored the people who imagined, designed and built AI rather than the technology itself, noting past precedents for naming groups or concepts. Forrester analyst Thomas Husson said AI shifted from an early-adopter novelty to a mainstream presence for many consumers. Prediction markets listed AI and several tech leaders as top contenders, while other considered figures included Pope Leo XIV and President Donald Trump, who had been Time's 2024 Person of the Year.
Read at ABC7 Los Angeles
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]