Altman: 38,000 ChatGPT queries use about as much water as one California almond
iamrobotbear · x · 2026-09-03
Sam Altman claimed that every 38,000 ChatGPT queries consume roughly the same amount of water used to produce a single almond in California. The retweeter argues that citing water waste against AI reflects brainwashing rather than facts.
The claim is the latest data point in the ongoing debate over how to account for AI's environmental footprint.
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