As we unveil the inaugural AIM 100: The Most Influential Global Leaders in AI 2024, 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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CEO of Amazon

Founder of Wadhwani AI

CEO of Y Combinator

Co-founder of PayPal and Palantir

CEO of Accenture

Co-founder of Databricks

CEO of Snowflake

Founder of Hugging Face

Chief scientist at Meta AI

Co-founder and president of Anthropic

CEO of Google Cloud

Co-founder and CEO of Quora

CEO of Ola Cabs and Electric

CEO of JPMorgan

Co-Founder of Redis

Co-founder of Coursera

CTO at Microsoft

CEO of Intel

VP of generative AI at Databricks

CEO of X

Chairman of Reliance Industries

Head of Meta’s Llama Team

Machine Learning Scientist Liquid AI

AI Professor at Arizona State University

Chief AI officer at Flight Story

Co-founder of Cognition AI

AI Engineering Lead at Meta

Co-founder of OpenAI

American-Turkish visual AI artist

Founder of Sakana AI

CEO of LangChain

CEO of Midjourney

Head of AI4Bharat Research Lab at IIT

CEO of SambaNova Systems

CEO of Bhashini

Co-founder of Sarvam AI

Director of IIT Madras

CEO of GitHub

Chief Scientist at Google DeepMind

Creator of LLVM

Research Engineer at Lightning AI

Former CEO of Stability AI

General Partner in GreatPoint Venture

CEO and founder of Replit

CEO of H2O.ai

Research Scientist at DeepMind

CEO and chief scientist at Hume AI

Co-founder of Lamini

Product Manager at Google

Co-founder of World Labs

CEO of LlamaIndex

Computer science researcher

Head of research at DeepMind

Co-founder and CEO at Anysphere

CEO of Cohere

UPMC Professor, Machine Learning

Co-founder of Politify

Co-founder of Twitch

Chief Scientist at UNSW.AI

Philosopher

Co-founder Geometric Intelligence

Research Scientist at MIT

CEO of Open Machine

Leading Roboticist and Computer Scientist

CEO of Social Capital

Author and Philosopher

Founder of Answer.AI

CEO of Boson.ai

Venture Capitalist at Menlo Ventures

Founder Towards AI

AI strategist at Liquid AI

Executive Director, The AI Institute

CEO of Intelligent World

CEO of Wolfram Research

Research Professor at the University of Sussex

CEO and co-founder of Abacus.AI

Director of Princeton Web Transparency and Accountability Project

Founder of Marketoon Studios

Head of Global Policy at Hugging Face

Professor at the University of Washington

American computer scientist

CEO and chairperson of Salesforce India

CEO of Sinovation Ventures

Lead BharatGen, Chair Professor, Dept of CSE, IITB, Co-founder bbsAI

CTO at Wipro

Managing Director at Peak XV Partners

Lead Public Policy Maker in OpenAI

IIT Professor Contributed Sentimental Analysis in NLP

Founder of Jukedeck

American actor, AI-optimist

Co-founder and Executive Chairman of LinkedIn

Principal researcher at Microsoft Research

Founder of O’Reilly Media

Founder of BPL Mobile

Co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz
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