https://politifact.com/factchecks/2026/sep/04/sam-altman/chatgpt-almonds-ai-california-water-useage/
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Mostly False: Sam Altman says growing a single almond equals 38,000 ChatGPT queries – PolitiFact
… Altman’s comparison relies on a relatively low estimate for ChatGPT’s water use, and a very high estimate for almonds’ water use. Available estimates show you’d need anywhere from 1,000 to 10,000 conversational AI prompts to equal the 6 liters of fresh water used to grow one California almond. OpenAI hasn’t published enough information to verify its estimates of the total water usage for its prompts…
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