Altman Says Scarce DRAM Should Be Prioritized for Cloud Data Centers
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a Cheeky Pint interview that scarce DRAM used for local AI inference on personal computers may be inefficiently allocated, arguing that cloud data centers should maximize utilization. His claim that PC memory is used only 5% of the time was part of a resource-allocation argument, not an independently measured benchmark. IT之家 and 科技新报 noted that PC memory also supports games, productivity software, web browsing and operating-system functions, so the two uses are not interchangeable.
The remarks frame the local-versus-cloud computing debate in the context of AI-related memory constraints. They also align with OpenAI’s commercial interest in data-center-based subscription and cloud services, making the proposal relevant to how AI infrastructure resources are allocated.
原创 关注大模型的 2026-10-31 15:28 北京
「你根本不会用内存。」
编辑｜泽南
「从全球资源配置的角度来看，让每个人把紧缺的 DRAM 囤在自己电脑里大部分时间闲置，是『相当糟糕』（quite terrible）的安排，内存应该集中到云端数据中心去。」