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Time magazine included in the list of “Architects of Artificial Intelligence”, including Elon Musk And Mark Zuckerbergon the cover of their annual Person of the Year issue, and the internet quickly lit up the news.
“2025 was the year when the full potential of artificial intelligence was unleashed and it became clear that there would be no turning back,” Time declared. “For creating the age of thinking machines, for surprising and unsettling humanity, for transforming the present and transcending the possible, the Architects of AI are recognized as TIME's Man of 2025.”
lid The images show tech moguls sitting on a beam, referencing the famous 1932 production. painting metal workers sitting and eating lunch on a steel beam above Manhattan.
Time was quickly criticized for both the quality of the new cover images and its glorification of artificial intelligence, which critics say could potentially jeopardize the jobs of the very people behind the list.
“Besides the terrible choice for Person of the Year, can we just stop at how bad the cover images are? If you're going to have 'architects', why not do 'AI' architectural renderings instead of scaffolding? And lunch on a beam is even worse. Derivative, poorly done,” technical analyst James Wester wrote on X.
“The likelihood that we will look back on this TIME Magazine Person of the Year is non-zero, in the same way that we think about the issues of 1938 and 1942,” the BBC reports. Alex Foster wrote.
Time's “Man of the Year” in 1938 was Adolf Hitler. Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was then “Man of the Year” in 1942.
MAGA Voices was also upset that the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk did not receive this title this year after his murder.
Time magazine's in-depth look at artificial intelligence cites concerns about deepfakes and outpacing human labor, but also notes that the technology is rapidly being integrated into business during the president's administration. Donald Trump second term of office.
“Researchers have found that AIs can plot, deceive, or blackmail,” the article states. “As leading companies improve their models, artificial intelligence systems could eventually surpass humans—as if an advanced species were on the verge of colonizing Earth.”
