Sam Altman defends AI’s energy toll by saying it also takes a lot to ‘train a human’
TL;DR
OpenAI CEO also downplayed concerns about how much water datacenters require at AI summit in India 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 takes a lot of energy to train a human,” Altman told the Indian Express recently while in India for the AI Impact summit. “It takes about 20 years of life – and all the food you consume during that time – before you become smart.” Continue reading...
Nauti's Take
Nauti thinks Altman s human-training comparison tries to shut down the energy debate without providing actual usage data. Real accountability would list water and power draws and a concrete roadmap for making datacenters less thirsty instead of philosophical parallels.
Summary
OpenAI CEO also downplayed concerns about how much water datacenters require at AI summit in India 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 takes a lot of energy to train a human,” Altman told the Indian Express recently while in India for the AI Impact summit.
“It takes about 20 years of life – and all the food you consume during that time – before you become smart. ” Continue reading...
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