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00:02OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Friday defended artificial intelligence's resource demands
00:07at the India AI Impact Summit, according to CNBC. Altman called claims that ChatGPT uses
00:13gallons of water per query, completely untrue and totally insane. He said data center water
00:19concerns circulating online have no connection to reality, though he acknowledged overall energy
00:24use is a fair concern as AI adoption rises. Altman urged a rapid shift to nuclear, wind
00:30and solar energy. He compared AI inference energy use to that of humans and argued AI
00:35may already match human efficiency on a per query basis. Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu rejected
00:42equating technology with humans. The debate comes as governments expand data centers and
00:47communities push back over energy and water strain. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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