OpenAI chief Sam Altman faces criticism over comments on consumer RAM

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman argued that memory hardware is better used in artificial intelligence data centers than in personal computers, Kotaku, The Verge Tech and Destructoid reported. Speaking on the Cheeky Pint podcast, Altman made comments addressing the global supply chain shortage of random access memory, known as RAM. Destructoid, Windows Central and Tom's Hardware first highlighted the podcast appearance, where Altman questioned consumer demand for local computing power. [1][2][3][4]

During the interview, Altman stated that having individual consumers hold a large share of global supply is quite terrible from a global allocation perspective, Windows Central and Destructoid both reported. Kotaku and The Verge Tech noted that demand from artificial intelligence companies building out data centers has driven up prices for memory components. This increase has raised the cost of consumer electronics, including gaming personal computers and consoles. [1][2][3][4]

OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California, that develops generative pre-trained transformer models. The ongoing demand for dynamic random access memory from technology firms continues to impact the wider hardware market, Destructoid and PC Gamer reported. [3][5][6]