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Sam Altman is annoyed his DRAM comment was 'taken out of context'
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on a recent podcast that "from a global allocation perspective, actually it's quite terrible to have everyone have a bunch of the world's limited supply of DRAM sitting in their own computer, and be used 5% of…
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told a podcast that, from a global allocation perspective, it is “quite terrible” for everyone to keep a share of the world’s limited DRAM in personal computers that is used only about 5 % of the time. He clarified he was referring to the inefficiency of running AI models locally instead of in data centers, where RAM can be fully utilized in a “very supply‑constrained environment.” PC gamers interpreted the comment as a criticism of personal computer owners who are not AI companies but still want to use their own machines.
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