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Sam Altman Says Having RAM in Personal Computers Is a Waste

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has argued that keeping large amounts of RAM in personal computers is an inefficient use of the world’s limited memory supply, particularly when the same resources could be used in AI data centers. Speaking during an interview on the Cheeky Pint podcast, Altman said that personal computers often leave much of their memory unused, while cloud data centers can make better use of the available hardware. His comments come as gr…
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman does not see with good eyes that everyone can access RAM on their PC gaming to use it "perhaps, 5% of the time."

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, appearing on a podcast hosted by John Collison, co-founder of US payment giant Stripe, pointed out that "there are problems with having large amounts of DRAM in personal computers." This statement came when the conversation turned to whether the proliferation of local AI would reduce reliance on data centers.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responded to the question about RAM shortage. According to him, it makes more sense to use the limited DRAM supply in data centers rather than keeping it in personal computers.

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shiftdelete.net broke the news on Saturday, October 31, 2026.
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