As we unveil the inaugural AIM 100: The Most Influential Global Leaders in AI, it’s evident that artificial intelligence is at a critical juncture in shaping our world. Through engaging with leaders across the AI spectrum, we’ve seen firsthand how this technology holds immense promise while also presenting significant challenges. These individuals are at the forefront of navigating ethical dilemmas, technological hurdles, and societal impacts to ensure that AI develops in a way that benefits all of humanity.
Our mission in creating the AIM 100 is to highlight these trailblazers who are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with AI. This list brings together a diverse group of visionaries—from industry giants and innovative entrepreneurs to influential thinkers—who are not only advancing technology but also grappling with issues like data privacy, algorithmic bias, and transparency. They face the daunting task of steering AI through uncharted territories while keeping ethical considerations at the forefront.
Compiling this list was both a challenging and inspiring journey. Our dedicated team delved deep into the contributions of each honoree, uncovering the passion and dedication that drive their work. The challenges they face are immense: balancing rapid technological advancement with the need for responsible oversight, ensuring inclusivity in AI development, and addressing public concerns about the impact of AI on jobs and society at large.
We invite you to explore the stories and achievements of the AIM 100 honorees. Their collective efforts not only push the boundaries of technology but also inspire us to consider how we can harness AI for the greater good. As we look ahead, we remain optimistic that with such dedicated individuals leading the way, the future of AI will be both innovative and ethically grounded.
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AI Pioneers
Elon Musk
CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, X, and Neuralink


VP of generative AI at Databricks

CEO of Google Cloud

Co-founder and CEO of Quora

Chairman of Reliance Industries

Co-Founder of Redis

CEO of Snowflake

CEO of Ola Cabs and Electric

CEO of Amazon

Co-founder of Databricks

Chief scientist at Meta AI

CEO of Y Combinator

Co-founder of PayPal and Palantir

CEO of X

CTO at Microsoft

Co-founder of Coursera

Co-founder and president of Anthropic

Founder of Hugging Face

CEO of Intel

CEO of Accenture

Founder of Wadhwani AI

CEO of JPMorgan

CEO of G42

AI Creators
CP Gurnani
Former CEO and managing director, Tech Mahindra

UPMC Professor, Machine Learning

CEO and founder of Replit

Co-founder of World Labs

Co-founder of Sarvam AI

CEO of LangChain

Co-founder of Lamini

General Partner in GreatPoint Venture

Co-founder of OpenAI

CEO of Bhashini

Head of research at DeepMind

CEO of SambaNova Systems

CEO of Midjourney

AI Professor at Arizona State University

Co-founder of Cognition AI

Founder of Sakana AI

Research Engineer at Lightning AI

CEO of LlamaIndex

Research Scientist at DeepMind

CEO of H2O.ai

CEO of Cohere

Computer science researcher

Chief Scientist at Google DeepMind

Machine Learning Scientist Liquid AI

Head of AI4Bharat Research Lab at IIT

CEO and chief scientist at Hume AI

Co-founder and CEO at Anysphere

AI Engineering Lead at Meta

Creator of LLVM

Product Manager at Google

Former CEO of Stability AI

Head of Meta’s Llama Team

CEO of GitHub

Director of IIT Madras

American-Turkish visual AI artist

Chief AI officer at Flight Story
AI Influencers
Bojan Tunguz
Quadruple Kaggle Grandmaster & Former software engineer at NVIDIA


Director of Princeton Web Transparency and Accountability Project

Co-founder of Politify

Co-founder Geometric Intelligence

Research Professor at the University of Sussex

Author and Philosopher

CEO of Intelligent World

Professor at the University of Washington

Founder of Answer.AI

Founder Towards AI

CEO of Social Capital

Leading Roboticist and Computer Scientist

Product Manager at IBM Watson

Founder of Marketoon Studios

CEO of Wolfram Research

Head of Global Policy at Hugging Face

Philosopher

CEO and co-founder of Abacus.AI

Chief Scientist at UNSW.AI

Venture Capitalist at Menlo Ventures

AI strategist at Liquid AI

CEO of Boson.ai

Co-founder of Twitch

Executive Director, The AI Institute

Research Scientist at MIT

AI Disruptors
Oren Etzioni
Professor at the University of Washington

CEO of Sinovation Ventures

American actor, AI-optimist

Lead Public Policy Maker in OpenAI

Founder of O’Reilly Media

American computer scientist

CTO at Wipro

Founder of BPL Mobile

Co-founder and Executive Chairman of LinkedIn

IIT Professor Contributed Sentimental Analysis in NLP

Co-founder of bbsAI

CEO and chairperson of Salesforce India

Founder of Jukedeck

Principal researcher at Microsoft Research

Managing Director at Peak XV Partners

Co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz
Credits
Reporters: Siddharth Jindal, Mohit Pandey, Vidyashree Srinivas and Pritam Bordoloi
Project Editor & Research: Amit Raja Naik
Editor: Moushmi Sinha
Designer: Raghavendra Rao
Digital: Pabitra Kumar Moharana
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