"For every 38,000 ChatGPT queries, that is the same amount of water that is used in the production of a single almond in California," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a Sept. 1 episode of the Sources Podcast.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said 38,000 ChatGPT queries use only as much water as it takes to produce a single almond – shrugging off widespread concerns over data centers’ water usage. The billionaire tech leader was discussing rampant backlash online against AI companies during an appearance on a Tuesday episode of the new “Sources” podcast with host Alex Heath.

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Altman claims 38,000 ChatGPT queries equal one almond's water use.

Sam Altman has found himself at the centre of another debate over AI's environmental impact, this time involving something far less technical than data centres or energy grids: an almond.

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