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When talking about local inference, Sam Altman says supply-constrained DRAM is better used in data centers than sitting in PCs and "being used 5% of the time" (Andrew E. Freedman/Tom's Hardware)

Source: TECHMEME · OCT 31, 2026

Andrew E. Freedman / Tom's Hardware : When talking about local inference, Sam Altman says supply-constrained DRAM is better used in data centers than sitting in PCs and "being used 5% of the time" — With data centers full of RAM, your PC is apparently the problem. … OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has data centers full of memory …

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