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OpenAI’s Altman: ChatGPT Efficiency Paves Way for Clean Energy

6/11/2025

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OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, revealed that each ChatGPT query consumes just 0.34 watt-hours of energy and a mere 0.000085 gallons of water. He envisions a future where energy is plentiful by the 2030s. Meanwhile, tech giants like Microsoft and Google are turning to nuclear energy to achieve net-zero emissions in their data centers by 2030.

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OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, revealed that each ChatGPT query consumes just 0.34 watt-hours of energy and a mere 0.000085 gallons of water. He envisions a future where energy is plentiful by the 2030s. Meanwhile, tech giants like Microsoft and Google are turning to nuclear energy to achieve net-zero emissions in their data centers by 2030.