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Time magazine has unveiled its 2025 Person of the Year: The architects of artificial intelligence. The magazine has bestowed its Person of the Year title annually since 1927, though it was formally called Man of the Year (or Woman of the Year) until 1999.

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Time has announced that the “architects of AI” are its Person of the Year. Certainly, AI is wrapping up an extraordinary year, and many AI business executives have become household names. But Time’s big annual event came on a lousy day for the industry.

Bettors think Time's Person of the Year might not be Sam Altman or Jensen Huang, but the technology they're helping create.