Overview
- The honorees are Mark Zuckerberg, Lisa Su, Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis, Dario Amodei, and Fei-Fei Li.
- Time frames advanced AI as the most influential tool in great-power competition since the advent of nuclear weapons.
- The cover image shows the eight figures perched on a steel beam over a city, echoing the iconic early New York skyscraper photograph.
- Time says these leaders have poured billions into an infrastructure-scale race, steered government policies, shifted geopolitical rivalries, and introduced robots into homes.
- The Person of the Year distinction spotlights influence rather than popularity, with recent selections including Donald Trump in 2024 and Taylor Swift in 2023.