[Alibaba Group CEO Wu Yongming Named One of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI] TIME magazine has released its 2026 list of the 100 most influential people in the global AI field (TIME100 AI 2026). Alibaba Group CEO Wu Yongming was named in the "AI Leaders" category for leading Alibaba to become a global leader in open-source AI. He is featured on the magazine's cover alongside SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman, among others, becoming a "focus figure." ByteDance's Liang Rubo, SMIC's Liang Mengsong, and Lunar New York's Yang Zhilin were also included in the sub-lists for leaders and innovators, respectively.