Overview
- The cover features Mark Zuckerberg, Lisa Su, Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Sam Altman, Demis Hassabis, Dario Amodei and Fei‑Fei Li.
- Editor in chief Sam Jacobs said 2025 was when AI’s full potential "roared into view," making the technology unavoidable across business and daily life.
- Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel derided the choice as "the eight dorks of the apocalypse," and his audience booed when the image was shown.
- Commentators highlighted omissions, especially Microsoft and CEO Satya Nadella, framing the absence as an awkward snub.
- Time’s writeup praised advances in research and productivity but flagged risks including heavy energy use, job losses, misinformation, cyberattack potential and concentration of power.