TIME100 AI 2025
Meet the innovators, leaders, and thinkers reshaping our world through groundbreaking advances in artificial intelligence.
How We Chose the List- All
- LEADERS
- INNOVATORS
- SHAPERS
- THINKERS
Leaders
Matthew Prince
byBilly PerrigoSam Altman
byBilly PerrigoJensen Huang
byHarry BoothFidji Simo
byHarry BoothMark Zuckerberg
byHarry Booth
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Andy Jassy
byAyesha JavedAllie K. Miller
byAimee GrothDario Amodei
byBilly PerrigoStrive Masiyiwa
byTharin PillayCristiano Amon
byAmrita KhalidLiang Wenfeng
byHarry Booth
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Alexandr Wang and Nat Friedman
byHarry BoothRavi Kumar S
byAimee GrothDavid Holz
byTharin PillayRen Zhengfei
byCharlie CampbellSteve Huffman
byHarry Booth
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Masayoshi Son
byCharlie CampbellAdam Evans
byGabriela RiccardiWang Xingxing
byHarry BoothAmnon Shashua
byTharin Pillay
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Innovators
Natasha Lyonne
byAndrew R. ChowRefik Anadol
byTharin PillayAlex Blania
byBilly PerrigoMike Krieger
byBilly PerrigoMaithra Raghu
byAmrita KhalidRick Rubin
byAndrew R. Chow
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Mati Staniszewski
byTharin PillayPeggy Johnson
byHarry BoothJames Peng
byCharlie CampbellTareq Amin
byGabriela RiccardiMfikeyi Makayi
byAmrita KhalidSam Rodriques
byAndrew R. Chow
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Andy Parsons
byGabriela RiccardiNavrina Singh
byHarry BoothEdwin Chen
byTharin PillayPriya Donti
byTharin PillayAlan Descoins
byNatasha Frost
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Kakul Srivastava
byGabriela RiccardiBrandon Tseng
bySimon ShusterDenise Herzing
byGabriela RiccardiMitesh Khapra
byTharin PillayAna Helena Ulbrich
byAndrew R. Chow
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Shapers
Stuart Russell
byTharin PillayFei-Fei Li
byAndrew R. ChowPeter Thiel
byHarry Booth
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Project Credits
- Lead editor:Ayesha Javed
- Editors:Emma Barker Bonomo, Merrill Fabry, Dan Macsai, Cate Matthews, Gabriela Riccardi, and Karl Vick
- Art and design:Chelsea Kardokus, D.W. Pine, and Lon Tweeten
- Audience:Diana Elbasha, Kitty Ruskin, and Kari Sonde
- Reporters:Harry Booth, Charlie Campbell, Andrew R. Chow, Natasha Frost, Aimee Groth, Amrita Khalid, Annalisa Merelli, Billy Perrigo, Tharin Pillay, Simmone Shah, and Simon Shuster
- Digital:Juwayriah Wright
- Photo:Katherine Pomerantz
- Video:Andrew Johnson and Alex Robson