LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
                           SECTION 16 REPORTING PURPOSES

            Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes,
constitutes and appoints each of Philippa Bond, Monica J. Shilling and Anton
Feingold, acting individually, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-
fact, with full power and authority as hereinafter described on behalf of and in
the name, place and stead of the undersigned to:

            (1)    execute for, and on behalf of, the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Ares Acquisition
Corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 relating to the Company in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the "Exchange Act");

            (2)    seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on
the undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the Company's
securities from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan
administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such
person to release any such information to any attorney-in-fact and further
approves and ratifies any such release of information;

            (3)    do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to prepare, complete and execute
any such Form 3, 4 or 5, and any amendments thereto, or other required report
and timely file such Forms or reports with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange and any stock exchange or
similar authority as considered necessary or advisable under Section 16(a) of
the Exchange Act; and

            (4)    take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may
approve in such attorney-in-fact's sole discretion.

            The undersigned hereby gives and grants to each such attorney-in-
fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of
the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted.

            The undersigned hereby acknowledges that (a) the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact are serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned; (b) this Limited Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not
require, each such attorney-in-fact to act in his or her discretion on
information provided to such attorney-in-fact without independent verification
of such information; (c) any documents prepared and/or executed by any attorney-
in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney
shall be in such form and shall contain such information and disclosure as such
attorney-in-fact, in his or her sole discretion, deems necessary or advisable;
(d) neither the Company nor any attorney-in-fact assumes (i) any liability for
the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirements of the Exchange
Act, (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such
requirements or (iii) any obligation or liability of the undersigned for profit
disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and (e) this Limited Power
of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility for compliance
with the undersigned's obligations under the Exchange Act, including, without
limitation, the reporting requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

            This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of, and transactions in, securities issued
by the Company, unless earlier revoked as to any attorney-in-fact by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to such attorney-in-fact.


                             [Signature Pages Follow]


            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
        Attorney to be executed as of this 20th day of April, 2023.


                                        /s/ Felicia Thornton
                                        --------------------
                                        Name: Felicia Thornton