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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman briefly changed his username on X to "Ram Altman" in response to criticism of his remarks about DRAM allocation. He had previously said on the Cheeky Pint podcast on October 29 that the world's limited DRAM is only about 5% utilized when placed in personal computers, and that it would be more reasonable to put it in data centers, which sparked backlash from PC users and developers. Altman said the name change had nothing to do with the holiday and that he simply hoped global memory production would increase. Subsequent reports said he clarified on X that his remarks had been taken out of context, and that he hoped global memory production would increase substantially and that users could install as much RAM as they wanted.
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Sam Altman Walks Back RAM Remarks: Wants Users to Install as Much Memory as They Like
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on a podcast that large amounts of idle DRAM in personal computers represent a waste of global resource allocation, which was interpreted as advocating centralizing memory in data centers. He later clarified on X that his remarks had been taken out of context, and said he hopes global memory production will increase substantially and that users can install as much RAM as they want. AI data centers' massive purchasing of RAM has already caused supply tightness, and Gartner and Counterpoint expect relief only after new capacity comes online, at the earliest in 2028.
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Sam Altman responds to memory remarks: people should "install as much memory as they want"
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responded to the controversy on X, saying he has always advocated that the world expand memory production and hopes people can "install as much memory into their computers as they want." Previously, on the Cheeky Pint podcast, he said it is a bad thing that a large amount of the world's limited DRAM sits idle in personal computers, with only 5% being used. AI data centers snapping up memory has led to shortages and price increases; Intel expects the shortage to last at least until next year, and SK Hynix predicts it could drag on until 2030.
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Sam Altman Changes Name to Ram Altman: Responding to DRAM Remarks Controversy
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman briefly changed his name to "Ram Altman" on X in response to criticism of his remarks about DRAM allocation. He previously said on the October 29 Cheeky Pint podcast that the world's limited DRAM has a utilization rate of only about 5% when placed in personal computers, and that it would be more reasonable to put it in data centers, which sparked backlash from PC users and developers. Altman said the name change had nothing to do with the holiday and that he simply hopes global memory production will increase.
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