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One way to tell the story of how AI is changing our world is through some newly familiar names: Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, Jensen Huang. But an astonishing amount of power rests in the hands of a few dozen other people, some virtually anonymous. Many of these people are tasked with shaping how the public, or a company, thinks about AI. Some are reimagining how we interact with AI, such as developing models that could change our relationship to work. Others are spinning up advocacy groups with a single check. For our annual “Power” issue, we partnered with @TransformersMag, a publication with a command of the politics within transformative AI, to surface 26 people whose influence on the AI landscape far outstrips their fame. We then commissioned multimedia artist @dennnnnnnnny to create images of each. These individuals are remarkably intertwined: Many share offices, homes, and funding. The list’s average age is 36. It is overwhelmingly male. These names come from both private and public sectors, so you’ll find founders and engineers as well as lawmakers and regulators. Most importantly, they still have everything to play for. Read our list of the 26 power brokers who are quietly shaping the future of AI: nymag.visitlink.me/wjgAC-