Sam Altman addresses RAM comments: People should ‘put as much as they want in their computers’

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman changed his name on X to "Ram Altman" and defended his position on PC RAM, saying he wants people to put as much memory in their computers as they want and that his earlier remarks were taken out of context. The posts followed a Cheeky Pint podcast interview in which he said it is "quite terrible" for people to hold limited DRAM supply that is used only five percent of the time. The article notes that AI data centers are driving RAM shortages, with Intel expecting them to last through at least next year and SK Hynix predicting they could drag on until 2030.