AI Impact Awards 2025: Newsweek Celebrates AI Innovation
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Newsweek has announced the winners of its inaugural AI Impact Awards, recognizing 38 companies across 13 different categories.
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly more popular among everyday Americans, AI has laid its claim as the most transformative technology of the century. From health care to finance, from retail to education, AI is in the process of revolutionizing nearly every industry and sector. To celebrate strides in various areas, Newsweek is recognizing businesses that are using new capabilities to solve practical challenges.
"AI is reshaping our world, and the organizations receiving this award are at the forefront of that transformation," Jennifer H. Cunningham, the editor-in-chief of Newsweek, said in a press release. "We are proud to spotlight the companies whose technologies and practices are pushing the boundaries of what AI can achieve—responsibly and effectively."
About one in six American workers say that at least some of their work is currently done with AI and an additional one in four say that while they're not using AI much now, at least some of their work can be done with AI, according to an October poll conducted by Pew Research Center.
This year, the AI Impact Awards were divided by specific sectors. Newsweek awarded five practitioners in the health care category and four in education. Three practitioners were recognized in each of the following categories: arts and media; brand and retail; science and engineering; finance; marketing; and workplace. The customer service and sustainability categories each had two companies recognized, and the mobility and sports categories each had one honoree.
Under brand and retail, Perfect Corp. was recognized for its Skin Analysis tool, which earned them the 2025 award for Best Outcomes, Customer Experience.
Wayne Liu, the chief growth officer at Perfect Corp., told Newsweek that winning this award was a particularly notable milestone for the company.
"Not all awards are equal. This one is very different, and it also gives us all this sense of excitement," Liu said, adding, "Our technology, our effort has been seen."
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To adjudicate this year's entries, Newsweek selected a cross-industry panel of 56 expert judges who work with AI technology in their respective fields. In addition to category winners, these judges also selected Every Cure as the overall Best in Class. Every Cure, a nonprofit aimed at identifying new uses for FDA-approved medications, received an additional award, in the Best Outcomes, Materials Science and Chemistry category.
There were also five recipients in the Best of—Most Innovative AI Technology Service category. Among those honorees is Ex-Human, a digital platform that allows users to create customizable AI humans to interact with. This year, Ex-Human was awarded the Extraordinary Impact in AI Human Interactivity or Collaboration award.
Artem Rodichev, the founder and CEO of Ex-Human, told Newsweek that the win "validates our vision that emotional depth matters."
"Building AI is not about functional stuff, but how technology can make people feel better," Rodichev said. "Winning this award helps us to build trust, to attract new partners, and in general, to acknowledge that the emotional side of innovation is important."
The winners of the 2025 AI Impact Awards were invited to attend Newsweek's upcoming AI Impact Summit.
The three-day summit, which is being held in Sonoma, California, from June 23 through 25, brings together a diverse group of leaders. Tech innovators, C-suite executives, policymakers and ethicists will all join Newsweek in a series of thought-provoking conversations about how organizations can most effectively adopt AI.
To see the full list of winners and awards, visit the official page for Newsweek's AI Impact Awards.
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