Sam Altman defends AI resource usage: Water concerns ‘fake,' and ‘humans use energy too' [CNBC]
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However, Altman argued that humans also consume energy to carry out tasks. Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Prakash Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Friday defended the resource demands of artificial intelligence, calling concerns about data centers' water use “fake” and comparing the energy used by AI systems to that of humans. Altman was speaking on the sidelines of the India AI Impact summit in an interview with The Indian Express when he was asked to address common criticisms of AI, such as its energy and water consumption. The CEO responded that claims circulating online that ChatGPT uses gallons of water per query were “completely untrue, totally insane,” and have “no connection to reality.” Data centers traditionally rely on large amounts of water to cool electrical components and prevent overheating. While data center cooling technologies have promi
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