Sam Altman defends AI resource usage: Water concerns 'fake,' and 'humans use energy too'

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman defended the resource use of AI on Friday, arguing that water concerns were "fake" and comparing it to ...

OpenAI’s Sam Altman blasts AI concerns around water usage as ‘fake:’ ‘Humans use energy, too’

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed concerns that artificial intelligence is using up lots of water as “fake” – arguing that ...
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OpenAI CEO: Concerns About AI Using Too Much Water Are 'Totally Fake'

Sam Altman thinks reports about AI queries sucking up gallons of water are 'totally insane,' and says the energy required to train an LLM is nothing compared with what it takes to raise a human.

Data centers for AI use huge amounts of electricity, water, driving up costs and climate concerns

Multiple reports show the data centers used to store, train and operate AI models use significant amounts of energy and water ...

Sam Altman would like to remind you that humans use a lot of energy, too

He added that it’s “fair” to be concerned about “the energy consumption — not per query, but in total, because the world is now using so much AI.” In his view, this means the world needs to “move ...