Sam Altman says it’s better for RAM to be in a data center than on your desk
Asked about supply chain shortages, like the ongoing RAM shortage, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in an interview that it's "terrible" to have RAM in personal PCs instead of data centers. During his appearance on the Cheeky Pint podcast, where he also commented on AI's impact on math, Altman said: "A lot of people want […]
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people have joked the AI CEOs don’t want you to own a computer because they’ve made them so expensive. but it’s still wild to hear sam altman just come out and say it. it’s pretty obvious why: he wants people to be stuck using chatgpt instead of running a smaller, more targeted model locally.
Paris Marx (@parismarx.com) Oct 30, 2026 · 362 likes · 80 repostsAs OpenAI’s buying spree squeezes the world’s supply of RAM, its CEO explains why he needs so much. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
The Verge (@theverge.com) Oct 30, 2026 · 85 likes · 20 repostsSam Altman says it’s better for RAM to be in a data center than in your PC. These people don’t want you to own powerful computers anymore, they want you to rent them www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Tom Warren (@tomwarren.co.uk) Oct 30, 2026 · 141 likes · 37 repostsWhat a great way to get the world's PC users to adopt your AI - make them feel guilty for having enough compute power on their laptops to do their work efficiently. I already know from a few conversations that people are pissed off about this comment from Altman. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Race Bannon (@racebannon.bsky.social) Oct 30, 2026 · 14 likes · 5 repostsMore details below on how Sam Altman thinks it's quite terrible for people to have a bunch of the world’s limited supply of DRAM sitting in their own computer when it could be in data centers instead.
Dare Obasanjo (@carnage4life.bsky.social) Oct 30, 2026 · 10 likes · 1 repost