What Sam Altman told OpenAI employees about data centres after US midterm results

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman faced some pointed questions from his own staff on Wednesday, a day after the US midterm results turned data centres into one of the clearest losers of election night. During an internal Q&A, employees asked Altman about data centres and the public mood on AI, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.Altman acknowledged that people are concerned about how much water these facilities use, according to the report. He also said that, whatever the reason, he understood why people might not want to live near one. At one point, he mused that OpenAI should perhaps look at building its data centres in the desert.The meeting came as senior leaders discussed whether OpenAI would need to reset expectations for its computing capacity next year, the WSJ reported.