{
  "id": 17371565,
  "title": "Sam Altman Says Having RAM in Personal Computers Is a Waste",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/sam-altman-says-having-ram-in-personal-computers-is-a-waste",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-31T08:22:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/31/sam-altman-says-having-ram-in-personal-computers-is-a-waste/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has asserted that allocating significant amounts of RAM in personal computers is an inefficient use of the scarce memory supply, especially when these resources could be better utilized in AI data centers. During an interview on the Cheeky Pint podcast, Altman pointed out that personal computers frequently leave a large portion of their memory unused, whereas cloud data centers can better capitalize on the available hardware. This statement occurs as the demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure surges, straining global memory supplies and driving up prices for consumers.",
  "summary": "OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has argued that keeping large amounts of RAM in personal computers is an inefficient use of … Read More The post Sam Altman Says Having RAM in Personal Computers Is a Waste appeared first on ProPakistani .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}