Oprah Winfrey to host and produce ABC special on artificial intelligence [Video]

Oprah Winfrey is diving deep into the world of artificial intelligence. 

The media mogul has been tapped to host and executive produce an ABC special on AI, titled “AI and the Future of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special,” which will premiere on the network on Sept. 12, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The special will “provide a serious, entertaining and meaningful base for every viewer to understand AI, and empowers everyone to be a part of one of the most important global conversations of the 21st century,” according to ABC, per THR. 

Winfrey will speak with leaders in the artificial intelligence and technology space, including Microsoft founder Bill Gates, OpenAI head Sam Altman, technologist and YouTube tech reviewer Marques Brownlee, and FBI Director Christopher Wray, in the special. 

Altman “will explain how AI works in layman’s terms and discusses the immense personal responsibility that must be borne by the executives of AI …