# OpenAI Boss Sam Altman Addresses Backlash After Saying It Was ‘Terrible’ for People to Have RAM in Their PCs

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/openai-boss-sam-altman-addresses-backlash-after-saying-it-was-terrible-for-people-to-have-ram-in-their-pcs/
- Published: 2026-11-04T10:09:37+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T02:12:45+00:00
- Original publisher: IGN
- Original article: https://www.ign.com/articles/openai-boss-sam-altman-addresses-backlash-after-saying-it-was-terrible-for-people-to-have-ram-in-their-pcs
- Topics: AI, Technology

## Key points

- Altman says he wants more memory production and ample RAM for PC owners.
- His data-centre comments drew widespread criticism and jokes.
- AI demand has contributed to rising prices for gaming hardware.

## Summary

Sam Altman has responded to criticism of his claim that it is “terrible” for people to keep underused RAM in their PCs when memory could be used more efficiently in data centres. The comments were widely mocked as suggesting that personal computer owners should give up memory to meet AI companies’ needs, a reading Altman says missed his point.

Altman said he wants people to have as much RAM as they want and argued that production should increase to ease supply constraints. The AI boom has driven a shortage of memory, contributing to higher prices for graphics cards, consoles and other PC components; Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo have raised console prices, while Nvidia’s RTX 5080 disappeared from its marketplace.

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