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Oprah Winfrey Assembles AI Powerhouses for TV Special
She will join technology experts like Microsoft’s Bill Gates and OpenAI’s Sam Altman in a discussion about artificial intelligence and the long run of technology.
Oprah Winfrey is putting her talents to work in the sector of artificial intelligence (AI). In a recent announcement, the renowned media mogul revealed that she’s going to join technology experts corresponding to Microsoft’s Bill Gates and OpenAI’s Sam Altman in a discussion on the long run of AI technology.
The event, produced by Winfrey’s Harpo Productions and titled “AI and the Future of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special,” will give attention to artificial intelligence. discussions between Winfrey and the previous Microsoft CEO and Gates Foundation chairman, Content creator Marques Brownlee, in addition to Altman and lots of other technology experts, reports.
“AI can fascinate you or terrify you, and if you’re like me, it can do both, so let’s take a deep breath and learn more about it,” Winfrey said in a video announcing the news. “I’ve gathered some of the country’s top experts to answer all of our questions.”
The episode description for “AI and the Future of Us” describes the special as “a serious, entertaining, and meaningful foundation for any viewer to understand AI.”
“Altman will explain how AI works in everyday language and discuss the enormous personal responsibility that AI CEOs face,” we read. “Gates will outline the AI revolution coming to science, healthcare and education, and warn of AI’s once-in-a-century impact on the job market, and the YouTube creator and technologist will guide Winfrey through stunning demonstrations of AI’s capabilities.”
Winfrey is not any stranger to sitting down with a few of the world’s biggest leaders to debate topics that directly affect society. This isn’t Winfrey’s first rodeo in exploring hot-button issues. From 1986 to 2011, she hosted the critically acclaimed “Oprah Winfrey Show,” where she covered the whole lot from the HIV/AIDS epidemic to the controversial trial of the late O.J. Simpson.
In late March, Winfrey hosted “An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution,” where she addressed her own struggles with weight reduction after stepping down from the board of WeightWatchers. After revealing that she used weight-loss drugs to assist her on her fitness journey, Winfrey decided to have an open and honest conversation about obesity in America.
“AI and the Future of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special” will air on September 12 at 8:00 PM ET and can be available to look at on Hulu the next day.