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Sam Altman Explains Why He Prefers a Trillion Modest AIs Over One Superintelligence
Altman proposes using consumer device memory in cloud data centers to address global DRAM constraints, though critics question OpenAI's role in creating the shortage.
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told YouTuber Cheeky Pint that keeping DRAM in personal computers is "terrible," arguing limited memory should power data centers for maximum cloud-based AI utilization instead.
- With OpenAI controlling 40% of the world's supply of Dynamic Random Access Memory through 2029, the resulting AI boom has created significant scarcity for consumer electronics products.
- Gaming hardware prices surged this year due to memory constraints, with used PS5 Pros now costing $1,399 and The ChatGPT maker's demand contributing to $650 standard PS5 prices.
- Sony plans to end Blu-ray support in 2027 to produce only digital PS5s, while Nvidia's RTX 5080 disappeared from its marketplace amid ongoing hardware shortages.
- Altman hopes production costs will fall soon, stating "supply's got to go way up," but Samsung's latest earnings call indicates memory scarcity will persist next year.
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According to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, 'It's Quite Terrible' for People to Have RAM in Their Own Computers
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman thinks it's "terrible" for people to have RAM in their computers rather than in a data center, as the scarcity of memory caused by the AI boom continues to drive up costs.
·San Francisco, United States
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ChatGPT manager does not want people to be able to run AI models locally on their devices
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According to OpenAI's CEO, you already have too much access to the memory he needs.
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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, argued that it would be more efficient to concentrate DRAM memory in data centers than to distribute it in PCs.
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