I'm struggling to come up with examples where one man would consciously steer the mankind into some different direction - closest we have to such "steering comm

I'm struggling to come up with examples where one man would consciously steer the mankind into some different direction - closest we have to such "steering committee" is probably UN. So I don't see Paul or any other individual significantly impacting the way AI is adopted (at least not in a way it is portrayed today - as a global game changer / new era enabler).