OpenAI CEO is one of the fastest-rising stories on Reddit right now. Over roughly 28 hours, 15 threads about it surfaced across 7 subreddits, most of the conversation happening in r/technology, r/pcgaming and r/nottheonion. That adds up to around 42.4K upvotes and 9.4K comments.
What the sources report
Here is how the outlets linked in these threads describe what happened, word for word.
- IGN: According to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, 'It's Quite Terrible' for People to Have RAM in Their Own Computers
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman thinks it's "terrible" for people to have RAM in their computers rather than in a data center, as the scarcity of memory caused by the AI boom continues to drive up costs.
- Tom's Hardware: OpenAI CEO says it
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a podcast interview that "it
- Kotaku: OpenAI's Sam Altman Thinks It's Great If You Can Afford RAM
The OpenAI boss wants all the RAM for himself, seriously
- The Verge: Sam Altman says it’s better for RAM to be in a data center than on your desk
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in an interview that AI data centers are a better use of RAM than personal PCs, as AI continues fueling the RAM shortage.
Where Reddit is talking about it
| Community | Threads | Upvotes | Comments | First thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r/technology | 5 | 33,045 | 6,433 | Oct 30, 13:34 UTC |
| r/pcgaming | 1 | 4,645 | 925 | Oct 30, 18:28 UTC |
| r/nottheonion | 4 | 3,176 | 965 | Oct 30, 20:35 UTC |
| r/OpenAI ↗ | 1 | 333 | 387 | Oct 30, 18:13 UTC |
| r/stocks | 1 | 488 | 260 | Oct 31, 13:07 UTC |
| r/Games | 2 | 417 | 246 | Oct 30, 18:21 UTC |
| r/Economics | 1 | 264 | 147 | Oct 30, 20:02 UTC |
The biggest threads
- OpenAI CEO says it's 'quite terrible' for your PC to have RAMr/technology · 19,730 upvotes · 3,601 comments · Oct 30, 17:59 UTC · Tom's Hardware
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says its “terrible to have everybody have a bunch of the world’s limited supply of DRAM” instead of shoving it all in datacentresr/technology · 7,940 upvotes · 1,557 comments · Oct 30, 13:34 UTC · frvr.com
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Thinks It's 'Terrible' for You to Have RAM in Your Gaming PC Instead of A Datacenter, Argues That People Should Not Be Allowed To Own Powerful Computers; "it…r/pcgaming · 4,645 upvotes · 925 comments · Oct 30, 18:28 UTC · IGN
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Thinks It's 'Terrible' for You to Have RAM in Your Gaming PCr/technology · 3,725 upvotes · 728 comments · Oct 30, 20:27 UTC · IGN
- OpenAI CEO says it's 'quite terrible' for your PC to have RAM — Sam Altman says data centers offer better utilizationr/nottheonion · 1,974 upvotes · 560 comments · Oct 31, 12:31 UTC · Tom's Hardware
- Sam Altman Thinks It’s Good If You Can’t Afford RAM For Your PCr/technology · 1,155 upvotes · 183 comments · Oct 31, 03:22 UTC · kotaku.com
- Sam Altman says it’s better for RAM to be in a data center than on your deskr/technology · 495 upvotes · 364 comments · Oct 31, 17:08 UTC · The Verge
- OpenAI CEO says it's 'quite terrible' for your PC to have RAM — Sam Altman says data centers offer better utilizationr/OpenAI · 333 upvotes · 387 comments · Oct 30, 18:13 UTC · Tom's Hardware
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Thinks It's 'Terrible' for You to Have RAM in Your PCr/stocks · 488 upvotes · 260 comments · Oct 31, 13:07 UTC
- OpenAI CEO says it's 'quite terrible' for your PC to have RAM — Sam Altman says data centers offer better utilizationr/nottheonion · 582 upvotes · 178 comments · Oct 30, 20:45 UTC · Tom's Hardware
Timeline on Reddit
- First thread we found, in r/technology: “OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says its “terrible to have everybody have a bunch of the world’s limited supply of DRAM” instead of shoving it all in datacentr…”
- The biggest thread so far is posted in r/technology (19,730 upvotes, 3,601 comments by our last count).
- The story reaches r/OpenAI ↗: “OpenAI CEO says it's 'quite terrible' for your PC to have RAM — Sam Altman says data centers offer better utilization”
- The story reaches r/Games: “OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Thinks It's 'Terrible' for You to Have RAM in Your Gaming PC Instead of A Datacenter, Argues That…”
- The story reaches r/pcgaming: “OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Thinks It's 'Terrible' for You to Have RAM in Your Gaming PC Instead of A Datacenter, Argues That…”
- The story reaches r/Economics: “OpenAI CEO says it's 'quite terrible' for your PC to have RAM — Sam Altman says data centers offer better utilization”
- First link to The Verge shared, in r/technology.
How this page is made
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