The AI Power List: The most influential people in artificial intelligence
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The AI Power List: The most influential people in artificial intelligence
"Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022, the AI sector has undergone a significant transformation. Model capabilities have advanced, agents are proliferating, and enterprises are spending big to roll out AI across their workforces. At the same time, generative AI-human interactions have started to fuel mental health concerns. Investors continue to wait for their billion-dollar bets to yield returns. Companies contend with whether AI is actually boosting productivity."
"Sam Altman Cofounder and CEO, OpenAI Career highlights: Transformed OpenAI from a nonprofit research lab into a commercial tech titan Oversaw the development of the most widely used consumer AI product in history, ChatGPT Why they made our list: Altman continues to set the direction for consumer and enterprise AI. In 2025, OpenAI launched GPT-5, introduced the ChatGPT Atlas browser, and previewed new agentic models that can autonomously complete tasks on behalf of users. The company"
Since November 2022, ChatGPT triggered rapid change across AI, advancing model capabilities, fueling agent development, and driving large enterprise investment in deployment. Generative AI interactions have raised mental-health and productivity questions, while investors await returns on large bets. The data-center expansion powering AI is straining electric grids and increasing utility costs, prompting concerns about sustainability. Competitive advantage now requires attention to public safety, trust, and environmental impact alongside model performance. For 2025, 25 influential people are identified as shaping the next wave of AI innovation, including executives, infrastructure designers, investors, researchers, activists, and founders.
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