Sam Altman calls it ‘terrible’ to house RAM in PCs amid memory shortage
· Technology · Indian Express, Times of India
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said it is ‘terrible’ that limited DRAM chips sit idle in personal computers when they could serve data centres training AI models. He made the remarks during an interview on the Cheeky Pint podcast with Stripe cofounder John Collison. Altman argued global DRAM supply is constrained, with AI companies securing long-term deals that squeeze availability for PC gamers and smartphone buyers. He noted local inference on personal devices remains inefficient compared to maximum cloud utilisation.
Why it matters
PC gamers and smartphone buyers face squeezed memory supplies as AI firms secure long-term DRAM deals for data centres, driving up costs for consumer devices.
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