SMRTR AIFeb 23, 2026TechSpot

Sam Altman compares AI energy use to the cost of "training" humans, says water-usage concerns are "fake"

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed water-usage concerns about AI data centers as "fake" and compared AI energy consumption to the decades-long process of "training" humans through food, education, and evolution. Speaking at an India AI summit, Altman argued that AI models are already more energy-efficient than humans when comparing individual responses.

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