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Sam Altman Thinks Your PC’s RAM Belongs in AI Data Centers. Crypto Leaders Disagree
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson and Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz are mocking OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over his RAM comment. Altman had argued that memory sitting in home computers wastes a scarce resource that AI data centers could use better.
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Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson and Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz mocked OpenAI CEO Sam Altman after he said home computers waste RAM that AI data centers could use. Hoskinson posted a meme claiming he deliberately wastes 64GB of memory playing Roller Coaster Tycoon, a 1999 game. Schwartz said he would surrender his memory only over his dead body, echoing a US gun-rights slogan. The dispute comes as SK Hynix forecasts memory shortages until 2030. The article argues it matters for crypto because networks such as the XRP Ledger and Cardano rely on independent node operators. Pricier hardware would raise the cost of securing those networks. Tesla CEO Elon Musk expects China to produce RAM in large volumes in 2028.
Why it matters: It shows how AI demand for memory could raise hardware costs for the independent node operators that keep crypto networks running.
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