Altman at ADIPEC: energy is the biggest AI challenge because 'atoms are still atoms'
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-11-03
Speaking at the ADIPEC opening ceremony in Abu Dhabi, Sam Altman said energy is the biggest challenge: "Everything else we're going to make huge progress on... We can bring down the cost of delivering great AI in almost every way except, atoms are still atoms." He argued the physical world's power supply will be the dominant factor in AI's cost and abundance.
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