Nuclear Fusion / OpenAI Boss Sam Altman ‘Motivated To Invest More’

‘No way to meet future demand without a breakthrough’

OpenAI Boss Sam Altman ‘Motivated To Invest More’
Sam Altman has invested in Helion Energy and is chairman of fusion company Oklo. Courtesy Sam Altman/Facebook.

A breakthrough in energy is needed to meet the vast requirements of future artificial intelligence with OpenAI boss Sam Altman saying he is motivated to invest more in nuclear fusion.

Speaking at an event on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Altman said AI will consume vastly more power than people have expected.

He said the silver lining is that more climate-friendly sources of energy, particularly nuclear fusion or cheaper solar power and storage, are the way forward for AI.

OpenAI, which created the AI tool ChatGPT, handles hundreds of millions of queries daily, with estimates suggesting that this consumes around 1 GWh each day – equivalent to around 33,000 US households.

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