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OpenAI CEO favors data-center DRAM over PC memory

Sam Altman argued that supply-constrained DRAM is better used in data centers than in PCs, a view relevant to people considering local inference.

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   Sam Altman says supply-constrained DRAM is better used in data centers than in PCs.

   per Techmeme (L2)

Sources

• When talking about local inference, Sam Altman says supply-constrained DRAM is better used in data centers than sitting in PCs and "being used 5% of the time" (Andrew E. Freedman/Tom's Hardware) — Techmeme L2 · reported