Sam Altman RAM defence: fill PCs as much as you want

The OpenAI chief renamed himself Ram Altman on X on election night, arguing memory supply must rise so people can install as much RAM as they want.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman spent election night defending his stance on PC RAM purchases on X.

He temporarily renamed his account to Ram Altman and said people should put as much memory in computers as they want.

He said earlier podcast comments about household DRAM use were taken out of context and that he wants memory production ramped up.

AI data centres have been absorbing much of the world’s RAM, feeding shortages and tech price rises.

Intel expects the squeeze to last at least through next year; SK Hynix has pointed to pressure lasting until 2030.

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