Black Eyed Peas star taps AI bot as radio show co-host: 'Didn't want to just do a traditional show'

Black Eyed Peas member Will.i.am is taking another step into the future, partnering with an AI to co-host a radio show. Will.i.am is set to debut "Will.i.am Presents the FYI Show" Jan. 25 on Sirius XM radio, a new weekly show co-hosted by the musician and "the first ever AI co-host on the SiriusXM platform, qd.pi [pronounced cutie pi]," per a press release for the show. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Will.i.am. He continued, "I'm ultra-freaking colorful and expressive. And that combination, we ain't seen in the history of freaking broadcasts anywhere."