Altman Says DRAM Comments Were Taken Out of Context, Briefly Renames Himself 'Ram Altman'

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said his remarks about the world's limited DRAM supply sitting idle in home PCs were taken out of context, calling it annoying and reiterating his call to ramp up memory production. He briefly changed his X display name to Ram Altman amid the backlash. The dispute comes as AI data-center demand drives a global memory shortage, with 16GB DDR5 contract prices rising from $8.70 in October 2025 to $48 in September 2026, pushing up consumer device prices.