Elon Musk jabs Sam Altman over proposal to centralize computer RAM
A global shortage of RAM continues to drive up prices for tech products and is creating friction between tech billionaires. As manufacturers shift production to prioritize artificial intelligence over consumer goods, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, sparked controversy by questioning the necessity of RAM in personal computers.
During an appearance on the Cheeky Pint YouTube channel, Altman suggested that, from a resource allocation perspective, it would be “quite terrible” for individuals to have a portion of the limited global DRAM supply residing in their computers, used only a fraction of the time. He believes it would be more logical to consolidate this memory in cloud servers for maximum utilization, while acknowledging that the general public holds the opposite view.
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, responded to Altman’s comments on X (formerly Twitter). Musk asserted that “people deserve to have their RAM,” and shared a meme parodying the film *Inglourious Basterds*. The meme depicts a German officer during World War II hunting down individuals hiding RAM sticks instead of supporting cloud infrastructure.
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“Pénurie de mémoire : Elon Musk recadre Sam Altman, qui préférerait voir la RAM de nos PC dans ses serveurs”
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