Dwarkesh Patel And Shama Hyder Named To TIME100 Creators List

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India-West News Desk

NEW YORK, NY – AI podcaster Dwarkesh Patel and entrepreneur Shama Hyder have been named to the TIME100 Creators 2026 list, earning recognition for their influence in artificial intelligence and digital marketing.

Patel, 25, was recognized for building one of the most influential platforms for conversations around artificial intelligence through the ‘Dwarkesh Podcast.’ The San Francisco-based creator is known for his long-form, deeply researched interviews with some of the biggest names in AI, including researcher Andrej Karpathy and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. According to TIME, the podcast averages more than 1.8 million listens per episode.

The magazine noted that Patel’s views on AI have evolved alongside the rapid advances in the field. While he remains optimistic about the technology’s long-term potential, he now describes himself as “moderately bearish in the short term and explosively bullish in the long term,” citing AI’s current inability to learn from experience and its reliance on vast amounts of specialized data.

Time also highlighted Patel’s ambition to document the defining conversations around AI as the technology continues to reshape industries and society.

Joining him on the list is entrepreneur and digital marketing strategist Shama Hyder, who has spent more than 15 years helping businesses navigate the rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Hyder founded the global B2B marketing and public relations agency Zen Media in 2009 after completing a master’s degree focused on social media and emerging platforms. She is also the bestselling author of ‘The Zen of Social Media Marketing’ and ‘Momentum: How to Propel Your Marketing and Transform Your Brand in the Digital Age.’

With more than 673,000 followers on LinkedIn, where she was previously recognized as one of the platform’s Top Voices in Marketing & Social Media, Hyder regularly shares insights on branding, marketing and the growing impact of artificial intelligence. She also writes the Substack newsletter ‘The Hyder Ground,’ which focuses on helping businesses navigate the AI era.

The TIME100 Creators list recognizes digital creators, entrepreneurs and influential voices whose work is shaping conversations, industries and culture around the world.