AnalysisBusinessOctober 30, 2026

Sam Altman says RAM belongs in data centers, not your PC

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On the Cheeky Pint podcast, Altman called it "quite terrible" that the world's limited DRAM sits in personal computers used "five percent of the time," arguing cloud data centers offer maximum utilization. Samsung and SK Hynix have long-term deals with cloud operators and OpenAI's Stargate reserving much of global RAM output for years.

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