TIME's annual roster of 100 figures in artificial intelligence has been published without Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang or AMD chief executive Lisa Su, long treated as the semiconductor industry's emblematic leaders.

Hollywood performers and an American socialite drew attention instead. The shift appears to reflect AI spreading into content production, likeness rights and voice use, pulling figures from outside technology into the center of the argument.

What such lists are

These rosters track a year's salience and an editorial line, not an industry ranking. Criteria differ by publication, and the same person may appear one year and not the next. Omission is not a measure of diminished influence.

Which occupations appear, however, does show where a field's arguments have moved. Early lists were dominated by researchers and founders; recent ones include more regulators, creators and union negotiators.

Seen from Chinese-heritage communities

Huang and Su were both born in Taiwan and raised in the United States, and are frequently cited as emblematic figures. Taiwanese and Chinese-language outlets expressed regret at their absence.

Sinophone Bridge Times does not treat inclusion on a list as a measure of achievement. The more interesting signal is that the center of gravity in AI debate is shifting from chip design toward content and rights.