Oprah Winfrey is diving deep into the world of artificial intelligence.
The “Queen” of talk, Oprah Winfrey, has been tapped to host AI and the Future of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special, which airs Thursday, September 12 from 8-9:03 p.m. ET on ABC (and the next day on Hulu).
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 The Hollywood Reporter.
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 Marcus 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 companies. Gates will lay out the AI revolution coming in science, …