# Sam Altman: AI Will Be Sold Like Electricity and Water, Metered by Usage

- slug: sam-altman-ai-will-be-sold-like-electricity-and-water-metered-by-usage
- date: 2026-03-13
- category: Artificial Intelligence

# Sam Altman: AI Will Be Sold Like Electricity and Water, Metered by Usage

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI will eventually be sold as a metered utility like electricity or water, delivered on demand by companies like OpenAI.

Speaking at the BlackRock Infrastructure Summit in Washington, DC, Altma...

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