Jimmy Kimmel's Hilarious Take on Time's AI-Focused Person of the Year Cover
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel had a field day with Time magazine's controversial 2025 Person of the Year cover, featuring the 'Architects of AI'. In a hilarious and thought-provoking segment on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!', Kimmel took a swing at the magazine's choice of winners, the eight tech CEOs, and the cover's design, which he hilariously dubbed 'Photoshop from 2007'.
Kimmel's opening line set the tone: 'Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, and five other off-kilter tech sisters and bros, the architects of AI, are the Person of the Year.' The audience's reaction? A boo-filled chorus, of course. But Kimmel wasn't done yet.
He questioned the suitability of the term 'architect' for these tech leaders, wondering if they even knew how their creations worked. 'Is it customary for an architect to have no idea how a building they've designed works or whether or not it will one day rise up to try to kill them?' he quipped, alluding to the fears surrounding AI's potential to replace human jobs.
Kimmel's critique didn't stop there. He mocked the cover art, suggesting it looked like a relic from the past. 'Ironically, with as much as you can do with AI graphically, it looks like Photoshop from 2007,' he snarked, drawing attention to the cover's outdated aesthetic.
Despite the criticism, Time magazine stands by its choice, explaining that the cover art is an homage to a famous 1932 photograph of construction workers on a steel beam. However, Kimmel's take on the 'Architects of AI' has sparked a much-needed conversation about the role and responsibility of tech leaders in shaping our future.
