Sam Altman addresses RAM comments: people should ‘put as much as they want in their computers’
The OpenAI CEO rebranded to ‘Ram Altman’ on X, saying, ‘i want you to have so much ram.’
by Stevie Bonifield
Nov 4, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC
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Stevie Bonifield is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman spent election night defending his position on PC RAM purchases. He changed his name on X to “Ram Altman” in response to another user’s comment, saying, “i actually do want the world to have tons of memory and people to put as much as they want in their computers, and it is fucking annoying that this was taken out of context. i have been arguing for the world to ramp up memory production for a long time.”
He repliedto another comment, saying, “i want you to...
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