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, health and education, and warns of the once-in-a-century type of impact AI may have on the job market. Brownlee will walk Winfrey through mind-blowing demonstrations of AI’s capabilities,” according to the release, per Deadline.
In addition to Gates, Altman and Brownlee and Wray, the special will feature interviews with Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin, co-founders of the Center for Humane Technology who warn of the risks of AI growing too powerful, too fast; and author Marilynne Robinson, who “reflects on AI’s threat to human values and the ways in which humans might resist the convenience of AI,” per ABC’s description.
The hourlong special is the second one Winfrey has hosted this year; in March, she led a discussion about weight loss and wellness tied to the rise of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy.