OpenAI CEO Sam Altman defended the resource use of AI on Friday, arguing that water concerns were "fake" and comparing it to human energy use.

He added that it’s “fair” to be concerned about “the energy consumption — not per query, but in total, because the world is now using so much AI.” In his view, this means the world needs to “move towards nuclear or wind and solar very quickly.”

Two years after warning that advertising would be a “last resort” for his AI chatbot, Sam Altman is doing exactly that. OpenAI is preparing to put paid messages directly into ChatGPT, turning one of the most hyped technologies of the decade into a more ...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees that ChatGPT's monthly growth is back above 10%, as competition ramps up in generative AI.

Sam Altman calls AI water use claims “fake” at India summit, defends ChatGPT, and urges nuclear and renewable energy expansion.

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has sparked discussions after addressing concerns from environmental activists about AI's water usage. He dismissed claims that using ChatGPT consumes excessive water, labeling them as unfounded.

After vowing not to, OpenAI's CEO is forced to backtrack Sam Altman, co-founder and chief executive officer of OpenAI has always maintained a public opposition to deriving revenue from ads - until now. "I kind of think of ads as like a last resort for us ...