Sam Altman Challenges Estimates of ChatGPT Water Usage

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OpenAI chief Sam Altman has contested widely circulated estimates concerning the amount of water used by ChatGPT.
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OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has challenged widespread estimates regarding the volume of water consumed to power and cool ChatGPT operations.
The environmental impact of artificial intelligence, particularly the water required for data center cooling systems during model training and inference, has drawn increasing scrutiny. Altman questioned the accuracy of recent figures and assertions surrounding the chatbot's resource footprint.
Resource efficiency and sustainability continue to be central topics of debate across the global technology and artificial intelligence industry.
Source: Qazinform
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