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Data Center Backlash Has Officially Rattled Sam Altman

Protesters and lawmakers are pushing back as OpenAI signs major infrastructure contracts and keeps investing in compute, while Altman says AI safety matters more than momentum.

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Even OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has caught on to the fact that he has become public enemy number one as the data center backlash grows.

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

Sam Altman says concerns about AI's water use are overblown, comparing ChatGPT's water use to that of growing almonds in California.

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Data Center Backlash Has Officially Rattled Sam Altman

Even OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has caught on to the fact that he has become public enemy number one as the data center backlash grows.

·New York, United States
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Futurism broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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