Prime-Time AI: Sam Altman Gives Oprah an OpenAI Primer
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Sam Altman discussed the potential of AI and the need for trust and diversity in the industry.
Jason Nelson
By Jason Nelson
Sep 14, 2024
5 min read
Image: photosince/Shutterstock
Image: photosince/Shutterstock

In an in-depth conversation with TV and film icon Oprah Winfrey on Thursday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shared his thoughts on artificial intelligence and what the future holds for the relationship between humans and computers.

In one of several interviews for Winfrey’s prime-time special “AI and the Future of Us,” Altman shed light on the transformative potential of this technology, as well as the critical challenges that developers and policymakers must address.

“Four years ago, most of the world, if they found out about AI, thought about self-driving cars or some other thing,” he told Winfrey. “It was only in 2022 when first-time people said, ‘Okay, this ChatGPT thing, this computer talks to me, …