Adam Foroughi, AppLovin

A gaming ad CEO in a list about AI? Yes because AI is just that, an enabling piece of technology. And the greatest CEOs put it to use everywhere. Adam does just that, inside of a real business. He's been switching his algorithm to ML fast but much more important, he's streamlining his whole company by empowering people with AI. The transformative force of AI is very visible inside of AppLovin.

• “Now, when you have an A player, you don't want to cut those people. Those people are super powerful, especially as we go forward, and you're going to need lean teams that know how to use AI. Your best people know how to use AI better than your mediocre people, and it's not by some sort of linear function. It's much greater than that.”