Sam Altman Dismisses Concerns Over AI Data Center Water Consumption

Sam Altman says fears that AI data centers guzzle water are overblown — but hard to dispel

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said concerns about AI's water usages don't hold up. Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images Sam Altman said concerns about AI water use were overblown but hard to shake. He said an average modern data center uses as much water as a large office building. He also said ChatGPT queries use far less water than it takes to grow a single almond in California. Sam Altman says concern about AI water usage is a "meme" that doesn't actually hold any water. The OpenAI CEO was asked to r...