Sam Altman says AI will eventually be sold like electricity and water — by companies like OpenAI

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI will be sold like a utility.

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• Sam Altman said AI would in the future be sold like electricity and water, metered by usage.
• "We see a future where intelligence is a utility," the OpenAI CEO said.
• Altman suggested demand is surging and compute will decide who gets access.

In the future, you could have another utility bill to pay for: artificial intelligence.

That's according to Sam Altman, who says...