The artificial intelligence boom has created new billionaires, including leaders of major companies like Nvidia and OpenAI, as well as founders of smaller AI startups. These individuals, whose company stock valuations have soared, are compared to past tech magnates. Examples include the founders of data-labeling startup Scale AI and AI coding startup Cursor, alongside entrepreneurs from AI search engines, robotics, and legal software firms, many of whom have reached the nine-figure club.