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. The jokes carry a serious edge for crypto. Blockchains such as the XRP Ledger and Cardano depend on independent operators who run nodes on their own machines. If AI data centers keep absorbing memory supply, that hardware gets pricier, which raises the cost of securing the networks behind ADA and XRP. Why Did Sam Altman’s RAM Comment Draw Fire? Altman made the remark on the Cheeky Pint podcast.

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