Sam Altman says he gets why people don't want AI data centers in their backyard

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Sam Altman said on a podcast that he understands the backlash to AI data centers. The CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI said data centers should be built away from communities. "We should just go put it off in the desert, around no one where no one wants to be," he said. Sa

The request comes after Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas and Electric Reliability Council of Texas to further regulate data centers’ use of the power grid.