Sam Altman says fears that AI data centers guzzle water are overblown — but hard to dispel

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said concerns about AI's water usages don't hold up. Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images Sam Altman said concerns about AI water use were overblown but hard to shake. He said an average modern data center uses as much water as a large office building. He also said ChatGPT queries use far less water t

The leak is believed to be in a section of pipe under the Awatere River bed.

Residents said the water has been leaking for four or five days but Welsh Water admitted repairs have been delayed

Data center leak wastes 3 million gallons in drought-hit Oklahoma, disrupting services and renewing water-use concerns.

‘I don't think anyone was expecting citizens to personally be held liable to a civil lawsuit,’ says Kimberly Twente, who was sued by her local government

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is lifting the emergency water restrictions that have been in place for Chatham and several surrounding communities.

Rising electric bills and data center construction spark bipartisan pushback from governors, but restricting AI infrastructure could cost America its lead.

Data center leak costs residents more than 3 million gallons of water  CNN