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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned of growing U.S. public backlash against AI, with data centers blamed for rising electricity costs and AI cited for layoffs whether related or not. Speaking at BlackRock's Infrastructure Summit, Altman addressed AI-government power tensions as Nvidia's Jensen Huang projected AI infrastructure spending in the trillions.
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00:02OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said artificial intelligence faces growing public skepticism in the United
00:08States as Americans increasingly blame the technology for rising electricity costs and
00:13corporate layoffs. Speaking Tuesday at BlackRock's U.S. Infrastructure Summit in Washington,
00:18D.C., Altman said data centers are being blamed for power price increases and companies often
00:23attribute layoffs to AI whether the cuts are related to the technology or not.
00:27Altman also pointed to tensions over the balance of power between governments and technology
00:32companies. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said AI infrastructure spending could reach trillions,
00:38while investor Vinod Kozla predicted AI could handle 80 percent of jobs by 2030.
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