US EditionSam Altman Defends AI’s Energy Toll by Saying It Also Takes a Lot to ‘Train a Human’
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Is AI the ultimate replacement? Sam Altman defends OpenAI’s environmental impact with a controversial analogy on the cost of educating...
Sam Altman defends AI’s energy toll by saying it also takes a lot to ‘train a human’
Read the full story in The Guardian. The OpenAI boss, Sam Altman, has tried to ease concerns about how much power is used by artificial intelligence models by comparing it to the amount of energy required by human development. “People talk about how much energy it takes to train an AI model – but it also … Continue reading Sam Altman defends AI’s energy toll by saying it also takes a lot to ‘train a human’
At a time when the generative AI is being scrutinized for its environmental footprint, the statements of its leaders have been scrutinized. On the sidelines of the World Summit on AI held in New Delhi from 16 to 20 February 2026, Sam Altman wanted to defend the energy appetite of his models. Quit to make a comparison for the [...]
On the sidelines of the New Delhi summit, the CEO of OpenAI justified the energy consumption of the AI by comparing it with that of a human being, while qualifying the claims on the consumption of ChatGPT water as "false". February 16-20, 2026, in New Delhi, at the Indian Summit on the Impact of Intelligence
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