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The world's top AI experts

The Futures Authority's inaugural selection of the world's leading AI experts, chosen by the founding chair against published criteria. An independent panel scoring process begins with the next edition, and there is never a public vote.

Edition 2026Updated quarterly
Selected against published criteriaConflicted judges recuseNo public vote, no paid placement
The world's top AI experts
1
Andrew Ng
Deep learning; Coursera and DeepLearning.AI
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2
Fei-Fei Li
Computer vision; Stanford HAI
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3
Yann LeCun
Deep-learning pioneer; Turing Award
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4
Yoshua Bengio
Deep learning and AI safety; Turing Award
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5
Kai-Fu Lee
AI investor and author of AI Superpowers
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6
Ethan Mollick
Applied generative AI; Co-Intelligence
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7
Gary Marcus
AI critique and cognitive science
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8
Cassie Kozyrkov
Decision intelligence
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9
Ayesha Khanna
Applied AI and smart cities
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10
Allie K. Miller
Enterprise AI adoption
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Questions about the ranking

How are the world's top AI experts ranked?

An independent panel scores each nominee against published criteria covering the originality, influence and durability of their work. There is no public vote, and no placement is ever for sale.

How do I get on the index?

Anyone can be nominated, including yourself. The panel assesses every nomination against the same criteria. Entry is open; rank is earned by the work, never bought.

How is this different from other guru or thinker lists?

It is judged by an independent panel rather than decided by public voting, conflicted judges recuse, and every entry links to a way to book that person. Credibility over popularity.

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