Just as many had predicted, Time magazine once again took some liberties with its annual “Person of the Year” issue. '”Many argued it was stupid to bet on “AI,” given the purpose of Time‘s annual issue. “If AI is Time Person of the Year for 2025, then the market resolves to Yes,” reads the rules summary. Meanwhile, users on social media gleefully watched as prediction market users were having a meltdown. More on Time‘s Person of the Year: Time Magazine Deploys AI “Ask Me Anything” Box That Covers Up Its Actual Journalism and Can’t Be Closed