OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has predicted that artificial intelligence will join electricity, water and the internet as a paid utility, with users buying intelligence by the unit rather than through subscriptions. Delivering the remarks at BlackRock's U.S. Infrastructure Summit in Washington, D.C., in March, Altman described a coming era of metered AI access that could transform how the technology is consumed.
The comments have reignited discussions about the economics of artificial intelligence as the sector races to build the necessary infrastructure.
