The most influential people in AI … movers & shakers, shaping the good, bad, & ugly. Only the beginning …
• PR Newswire > “TIME Reveals Inaugural TIME100 AI List of the World’s Most Influential People in Artificial Intelligence” (Sep 7, 2023)
The 2023 TIME100 AI list features 43 CEOs, founders and co-founders …
The list features 41 women and nonbinary individuals, …
The youngest individual recognized on the TIME100 AI list is 18-year-old … On the other end is 76-year-old …
Policy-makers and government officials on this year’s list include …
Scientists, professors, researchers and activists recognized on the list include those focused on AI ethics, bias and safety …
… the anonymous author of Japanese manga, who used Midjourney to produce the first completely AI-illustrated Japanese comic.
The list also features creatives interrogating the influence of AI on society or experimenting with the technology …
• Time > “Time 100 AI” (October 9, 2023)
• Time > “How We Chose the TIME100 Most Influential People in AI” (October 2023 issue)
TIME’s most knowledgeable editors and reporters spent months fielding recommendations from dozens of sources, to put together hundreds of nominations that we whittled down to the group you see today. We interviewed nearly all of the individuals on this list to get their perspective on the path of AI today. “We wanted to highlight the industry leaders at the forefront of the AI boom, individuals outside these companies who are grappling with profound ethical questions around the uses of AI, and the innovators around the world who are trying to use AI to address social challenges,” says executive editor Naina Bajekal, who led the effort.
• Congressman Ted Lieu writes in his latest weekly “The Lieu Review” (Sep 8, 2023):
TIME 100: I was honored this week to be named one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in AI. The list features leaders, policymakers, artists and entrepreneurs across a variety of fields and from countries around the world.
As one of just three Members of Congress with a degree in computer science, I know that AI is doing amazing things for our society but could cause significant harm if left unchecked and unregulated.
That’s why I’ve introduced legislation to establish a national bipartisan blue-ribbon commission to make recommendations on how to regulate AI while also encouraging innovation.
Knowing that AI poses a serious risk to the safety and wellbeing of our nation and our world if not regulated, I also introduced legislation to prevent AI from launching nuclear weapons without human oversight.
In January, I wrote an op-ed for the New York Times outlining why Congress needs to act quickly to address AI.
I look forward to continuing this important work with my colleagues in Congress.