On Thursday, investors found one more thing to worry about: a potential magazine-cover curse. Before the opening bell rang out on Wall Street, Time magazine announced its selection for person of the year.

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NEW YORK -- The “Architects of AI” were named Time magazine's person of the year for 2025 on Thursday. The magazine cited 2025 as the year when the potential of artificial intelligence “roared into view" with no turning back.

Artificial intelligence has “roared into view” with no “turning back or opting out,” Time magazine editors wrote.