Guess Who Didn’t Make TIME’s Top 100 People in AI List?
THE SO WHAT
Lists like TIME’s Top 100 are about narrative power, not technical impact—brands, celebrities, and visible execs get mindshare that engineers and operators rarely do. If you’re building in AI, treat this as a reminder to control your own story with customers and candidates instead of relying on third-party “influence” rankings.
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