Subj : Re: Altman rejects viral water claims but...
To   : Kurt Weiske
From : Mike Powell
Date : Tue Feb 24 2026 11:10 am

>  Is he complaining about the statement or the accuracy of the number of
>  gallons used to cool their infrastructure? It would be more comforting
>  if he were able to say that 100% of their data centers use closed-loop
>  cooling systems - but he didn't.

I would like to think the latter but I also got the impression he meant the
former, i.e. he doesn't like the statement.

> Just stay in your pod and feed the matrix, it'll be OK.

Sort of sounds like it.

> Or equating the value of an AI against that of a sentient, human being.

> We're all going to die.

Unfortunately, that could be sooner than some of us expected, at this rate.

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