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Random Musing: Does Sam Altman think of humans as batteries?

If intelligence is measured in energy and output, where does that leave the human?

The Times of India

McDonald's CEO is a 'supersubscriber' of AI tools—and even used it to photoshop all his kids into a Christmas card

Chris Kempczinski said he’s also used AI to make recommendations for potential menu innovations like McRib Nuggets and Korean sauces.

Fortune

Tech’s politics push at home and abroad

We report from California’s Silicon Valley, where billionaires pour money into midterms, and the AI Impact summit, where India pushes back on ‘AI monopoly’ held by US and China

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Sam Altman gets defensive about AI’s massive electricity usage: ‘It takes a lot of energy to train a human’

Altman said data centers have moved past water-intensive cooling, but 56% globally still use evaporative systems.

Fortune

ChatGPT creator defends AI energy use because humans need food too

Concerns around water use are ‘fake’, says OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman

The Independent UK

Sam Altman defends AI’s energy toll by saying it also takes a lot to ‘train a human’

OpenAI CEO also downplayed concerns about how much water datacenters require at AI summit in India

The Guardian - US

Sam Altman says ChatGPT water use claims are 'completely untrue' — but admits AI energy use is a concern

Sam Altman dismisses viral claims about ChatGPT’s water use — but the bigger question of AI’s growing energy and environmental impact remains unresolved.

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If AI makes human labor obsolete, who decides who gets to eat?

Amid talk of artificial intelligence taking our jobs, the big unasked question is: how will we be fed?

The Guardian - US

Sam Altman fires back at Elon Musk's proposal for space-based data centers, says orbiting data centers 'ridiculous' for now — cites high failure rates and cost as primary limiters

Contrary to what Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos say, orbital data centers will not make sense any time soon, believes Sam Altman.

Tom’s Hardware

AI energy efficiency comparisons ‘unfair’ bleats Sam Altman, citing amount of energy needed to evolve, then train a human — one ‘takes like 20 years of life and all of the food you eat during that time before you get smart’ he argues

AI energy efficiency comparisons ‘unfair’ bleats Sam Altman, citing amount of energy needed to evolve, then train a human

Tom’s Hardware

OpenAI celebrates 10 years of existence — but how has it lived up to its promise of AGI which 'benefits all of humanity'?

OpenAI officially launched as a non-profit 10 years ago, and it's come a long way

TechRadar

Canada school shooting: OpenAI flagged trans shooter’s ChatGPT account but did not alert police

Sam Altman-led OpenAI had identified and banned an account linked to Canadian transgender teenager Jesse Van Rootselaar months before one of Canada’s deadliest school shootings, but did not alert law enforcement at the time, according to company statements.

The Times of India

Sam Altman claims ChatGPT's adult mode will 'be able to safely relax the restrictions' of the chatbot, but firing a critic of the plan is a reason to be wary

As OpenAI prepares to launch an adult mode for ChatGPT, the firing of a top internal critic has intensified concerns about safety, governance, and the company’s willingness to embrace internal dissent

TechRadar

AI hit: India hungry to harness US tech giants’ technology at Delhi summit

Narendra Modi’s thirst to supercharge economic growth is matched by US desire to inject AI into world’s biggest democracy

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Mark Cuban says AI won’t take your job anytime soon because it still acts like a hungover college intern—with a $100K price tag to show for it

As tech CEOs predict mass job displacement, billionaire former Shark Tank star Mark Cuban just revealed the “smartest counter” to that narrative.

Tom’s Hardware

OpenAI's Sam Altman warns that firms are using 'AI washing' to mask layoffs across the globe — AI boss calls out corporate excuses while warning of 'palpable' job disruption ahead

In an interview at the India AI Impact Summit, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman mentioned his belief that AI is being used by businesses to explain unrelated layoffs, but that the technology will cause an impact in the near future.

The Times of India

‘Brain drain is costly’: Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu takes swipe at Indian-origin White House adviser

As India hosts its first-ever India AI Impact Summit, the spotlight has fallen on some of the biggest names in artificial intelligence. Industry leaders including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei were among the global tech figures in attendance at the high-profile gathering.

Tom’s Guide

Sam Altman’s viral ‘awkward’ moment hid the real shock: this AI just beat ChatGPT and Gemini

While Sam Altman and Dario Amodei went viral for a "confused" moment on stage, the real news at Bharat Mandapam was the launch of an Indian AI model that just outperformed Gemini 3.

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Sam Altman and Dario Amodei refused to hold hands at an AI summit weeks after OpenAI and Anthropic clashed in a tense Super Bowl ad war

An uncomfortable photo op exposed how a one-time partnership has transformed into one of Silicon Valley’s most consequential AI feuds.

Fortune

‘I’m deeply uncomfortable’: Anthropic CEO warns that a cadre of AI leaders, including himself, should not be in charge of the technology’s future

Dario Amodei, who left OpenAI before founding Anthropic, has been outspoken about the need for greater AI regulation.

Fortune

Sam Altman says the quiet part out loud, confirming some companies are ‘AI washing’ by blaming unrelated layoffs on the technology

Some economists are warning there’s no sign of AI-related job displacement appearing in the labor data. Altman claimed it’s just a matter of time until it does.

The Independent UK

Modi’s AI summit turns awkward as tech leaders Sam Altman and Dario Amodei dodge contact

India’s prime minister has put AI rivals Sam Altman and Dario Amodei in an awkward spotlight at a summit in New Delhi

Fortune

Sam Altman says not even the CEO’s job is safe from AI as it will soon perform the work better than ‘certainly me’

The OpenAI CEO thinks AI superintelligence is just a few years away, and “more of the world’s intellectual capacity could reside inside of data centers than outside of them.”

The Independent UK

Sam Altman warns open-source AI could enable pathogens as leaders call for global guardrails at India summit

Big tech CEOs and world leaders come together in Delhi to discuss how to govern the technology reshaping economies and geopolitics

Euronews

From Modi and Macron to the US: What are world and tech leaders saying at the India AI summit

World leaders want to regulate AI — but they can't agree on how. Here is everything that is being said.

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