Why PC Users Are Fuming Over Sam Altman's Remark: "I'll Use My Own RAM"

Recently, remarks made by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have consecutively come under fire. Appearing on a podcast, Altman sparked backlash from PC users by suggesting that it is inefficient for global, limited DRAM to be distributed across personal PCs and utilized for only a fraction of operating time.

Coincidentally, consumers are directly feeling the pinch of sharply rising RAM prices. In Germany, consumer DDR5 memory prices surged to about 5.6 times their level in July 2025 by October of this year. Domestically, the price of Samsung Electronics DDR5 32GB memory skyrocketed from about 160,000 won in September of last year to about 790,000 won in October of this year. Today's graph, highlighted by OGRAPH, examines the recent changes in RAM prices. We also take a look at Altman's other recent remarks that have sparked controversy one after another.

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