When people find out I’m a journalist who covers AI, they often ask about the drastic energy consumption of AI data centers. Are these centers using up all of our drinking water? How is this tech affecting the environment? Is AI going to kill us all? The questions range from curious to downright dystopian.
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, recently faced criticism after calling some of these concerns, particularly those around water, “totally fake.” It all stems from a Q&A session hosted by The Indian…

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