Sam Altman says concern about AI water usage is a “meme” that doesn’t actually hold any water.
The OpenAI CEO was asked to respond to resistance to AI, including concerns about water consumption, on the premiere episode of the Sources podcast with Alex Heath, published Tuesday.
Altman said that while they have a reputation for being water guzzlers, modern data centers use about as much water as an office building.
“That has been a robust meme and difficult to disprove, but I don’t think holds up to any scrutiny,” he said.
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