Sam Altman joked about AI's thirst for memory with a new social media nickname

Sam Altman briefly changed his X name to "Ram Altman" Minh Connors/Bloomberg via Getty Images Sam Altman renamed himself "Ram Altman" on X after his recent comments on the memory shortage. The AI boom has memory in high demand, and Altman has called for discussions on how it is allocated. RAM and DRAM power the GPUs behind data centers, pushing up prices for consumers and businesses alike. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman briefly gave himself a new name on X: "Ram Altman." The change followed a joke about his appetite for computer memory after recent controversial comments on how the much-desired memory is allocated. Responding to an Altman post about people retaining control over AI’s future, an X user wrote "sam come here come here" alongside an image of several memory chips leading toward a cardboard box propped up like a trap.