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.

Google Data Center’s expected water use made public

The Western Virginia Water Authority this week released records detailing Google’s projected water use at a planned data ...
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Google promises its upcoming Texas data center won't use any water for cooling

Among the many problems posed by the rapid proliferation of data centers around the world is the strain on local water supplies. These facilities need plenty of water for cooling the vast arrays of ...

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 ...