Altman says a modern large data center uses roughly as much water as an office building, but experts say public data is too limited to verify the claim

Sam Altman says concerns about AI's water use are overblown, comparing ChatGPT's water use to that of growing almonds in California.

Facing public backlash and sci-fi security scares, Sam Altman, speaking to TIME, hopes to keep humans firmly in control of artificial intelligence.