Do people not realize that "godfather" implies that the person wasn't directly involved with bringing that thing into the world? That would be just "father".
That, or they're the head of the AI Mafia.
That, or they're the head of the AI Mafia.
In this sense the godfather of AI would be someone who is influential in the success and adoption of AI without being directly involved in the creation of the technology.
The current state of AI marketing has me stuck on the marvelous name of MafAI.