Sam Altman Absurd Defense of AI Energy Crisis

When your best argument is humans also use energy, you know you are in trouble.

Sam Altman has a new favorite talking point: sure, AI uses a lot of energy—but so do humans!

This is not a joke. This is actually what the CEO of OpenAI said at a recent event in India when confronted with concerns about AI environmental impact.

The Water is Fake Claim

First, Altman dismissed concerns about AI water usage as totally fake.

The Humans Use Energy Too Deflection

But the real gem is Altman argument that training AI is comparable to training humans.

The Real Problem

Here is what Altman gets right: we should be concerned about AI total energy consumption.

What This Tells Us

When a CEO best defense is but humans also use energy, you know the industry is on shaky ground.

The AI energy crisis is real. Altman deflection does not make these problems go away.