Skip to main contentNewsAltman shared the unsourced statistic in a new blog post.Altman shared the unsourced statistic in a new blog post.Jun 10, 2025, 10:28 PM UTCImage: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty ImagesJay Peters is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme.OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, in a blog post published Tuesday, says an average ChatGPT query uses about 0.000085 gallons of water, or “roughly one fifteenth of a teas...