Sam Altman says it's 'quite terrible' that you're using RAM in your PC

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Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the limited amounts of RAM available could be better allocated around the world.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter OpenAI CEO Sam Altman would rather have RAM put into data centers Altman says it's 'quite terrible' that RAM is sitting in individual PCs The comments haven't gone down well with consumers online The increasing demands from data centers powering AI engines has plunged us into a global RAM shortage crisis , and the CEO of one of the companies responsible thinks the memory that is available should be in data centers rather than individual PCs.

Offering up an opinion that's unlikely to add to his popularity among the general public, OpenAI boss Sam Altman told the Cheeky Pint podcast (via IGN
) that "from a global allocation perspective, actually, it's quite terrible
to have everybody have a bunch of the world's limited supply of DRAM sitting in their own computer." Individual PCs rarely make full use of their RAM, was Altman's larger point, whereas data centers often do. "You want maximum utilization in the cloud if you're trying to deal with this very supply constrained environment," the OpenAI CEO continued. "And somehow many
people's intuition is the opposite of that." Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here:

The PC owners Altman was referring to have had to deal with rising prices,
job insecurity, and data center pollution thanks to the rise of AI chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT, so the opinion he's shared is unlikely to be supported by the masses. Not a popular opinion OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Thinks It's 'Terrible' for You to Have RAM in Your Gaming PC from r/technology As you would expect, consumers aren't particularly pleased with what Altman has had to say. A Reddit thread discussing the comments is packed with pushback against AI, data centers, and the RAM shortage. You may like Analyst believes RAM crisis may get far worse in 2027, and you can blame AI Intel CEO reportedly predicts RAM shortage will last another 2 to 3 years RAM crisis to get worse in 2027 and 2028 and then the robots are coming

"It's only 64GB but he can pry it from my cold, dead hands," writes one commenter in the thread, while another is of the opinion that "[tech company executives] will destroy the planet by continuing with this mentality and
then they'll promptly blame everyone else for the downfall".

The out-of-touch mentality of AI company bosses gets several mentions as do their ethics, with bots like ChatGPT having built up their training data on vast amounts of information, often copyrighted, without paying for it. It's fair to say Altman's comments haven't gone down well. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

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