Sam Altman says concerns about AI's water use are overblown, comparing ChatGPT's water use to that of growing almonds in California.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said concerns about AI's water usages don't hold up.
Sam Altman on concerns over AI water use: 38,000 ChatGPT queries use as much as 1 almond
Sam Altman dismisses AI data center water concerns as a "meme"
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says 38,000 ChatGPT queries use as much water as the production of one almond — says data centers use no more water than an office building
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Altman made the comments while discussing the backlash against AI companies during an appearance on Tuesday’s episode of the new…
Altman says a modern large data center uses roughly as much water as an office building, but experts say public data is too…
“For every 38,000 ChatGPT queries, that is the same amount of water that is used in the production of single almond in…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman defended the resource use of AI on Friday, arguing that water concerns were "fake" and comparing it to…
Altman said data centers have moved past water-intensive cooling, but 56% globally still use evaporative systems.
OpenAI CEO also downplayed concerns about how much water datacenters require at AI summit in India
