Sam Altman’s comments dismissing claims about AI’s water use as “fake” have sparked fresh debate on whether artificial ...

Sam Altman rejects viral claims that ChatGPT uses gallons of water per query, but says AI’s total energy demand is a fair concern.

While dismissing criticism over the massive water consumption by AI data centres, Altman noted that concerns about the technology’s energy requirements are legitimate.

Sam Altman has dismissed claims about ChatGPT’s water usage and defended AI’s electricity demands, arguing that humans themselves require vast amounts of energy to “train” over a lifetime.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman links AI training to child-rearing while rising energy use and expanding gas-powered data centers draw scrutiny.