OpenAI's Sam Altman wants you to have tons of RAM
openai ceo sam altman says people should 'put as much as they want' ram in their computers amid global memory shortages affecting ai data centers.
openai ceo sam altman addressed his comments on pc ram purchases on x, rebranding himself as 'ram altman'. he stated, 'i want you to have so much ram lets build more.' altman's comments follow an interview where he said it's inefficient for individuals to have large amounts of dram used only 5% of the time. ai data centers are fueling ram shortages, with intel expecting the shortage to last through next year and sk hynix predicting it could continue until 2030.