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Fact check: Is Sam Altman right that almonds use more water than ChatGPT queries?
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As Gov. Gavin Newsom weighs whether to require data centers to disclose how much water they use, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says concerns over AI’s water use don’t hold “up to any scrutiny.” On the Sources Podcast with Alex Heath released Tuesday, Altman […] The post Fact check: Is Sam Altman right that almonds use more water than ChatGPT queries? appeared first on Palo Alto Online .
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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As Gov. Gavin Newsom weighs whether to require data centers to disclose how much water they use, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says concerns over AI’s water use don’t hold “up to any scrutiny.” On the Sources Podcast with Alex Heath released Tuesday, Altman […] The post Fact check: Is Sam Altman right that almonds use more water than ChatGPT queries? appeared first on Palo Alto Online .
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According to Palo Alto Online’s source item, Fact check: Is Sam Altman right that almonds use more water than ChatGPT queries?, This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As Gov. Gavin Newsom weighs whether to require data centers to disclose how much water they use, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says concerns over AI’s water use don’t hold “up to any scrutiny.” On the Sources Podcast with Alex Heath released Tuesday, Altman […] The post Fact check: Is Sam Altman right that almonds use more water than ChatGPT queries? appeared first on Palo Alto Online .
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