Sam Altman says people should have as much RAM as they want
Original title: Sam Altman addresses RAM comments: people should ‘put as much as they want in their computers’
Altman calls for more RAM production despite AI data center shortages, with shortages expected to last until at least 2030.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman changed his name to Ram Altman on X and posted that he wants people to have so much RAM. He referenced an interview where he called it terrible for everyone to use the limited DRAM supply sitting in personal computers five percent of the time. AI data centers are driving the shortages, with Intel expecting the issue to persist through at least next year and SK Hynix predicting it could last until 2030.
- Altman wants more memory production.
- AI data centers snap up world’s RAM supply.
- Shortages lead to tech price hikes.
- Shortage expected through at least next year.
- Could drag on until 2030.
- Organizations
- OpenAI
From the original article
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman spent election night defending his position on PC RAM purchases. He changed his name on X to "Ram Altman" in response to another user's comment, saying, "i actually do want the world to have tons of memory and people to put as much as they want in their computers, and it is fucking annoying that this was taken out of context.
By Stevie Bonifield · theverge.com
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