https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-ceo-sam-altman-calls-pc-ram-a-quite-terrible-use-of-limited-dram-supplyContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-ceo-sam-altman-calls-pc-ram-a-quite-terrible-use-of-limited-dram-supplyhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/openai-ceo-sam-altman-calls-pc-ram-a-quite-terrible-use-of-limited-dram-supply#u181488Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:11:54 +0000OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated during a podcast appearance with Stripe co-founder John Collison that having DRAM in personal computers is quite terrible from a global allocation perspective. Altman argued that personal computer RAM remains underused and that memory belongs in shared cloud data centers instead. His remarks arrived as artificial intelligence demand drives up memory costs, prompting criticism from figures like Elon Musk and complaints from consumers facing high hardware prices.Why it mattersThe comments sparked widespread debate over local hardware ownership versus centralized clou