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Troll Program Emails Sam Altman About Idle RAM
9 Nov
Summary
- A developer created a program to email Sam Altman about unused computer RAM.
- The program, 'Ram Altman,' targets Altman's comments on memory shortages.
- It sends daily emails if over 10% of a computer's RAM is idle.
A humorous program named "Ram Altman" has been developed by UK-based developer Iain Kay to playfully respond to Sam Altman's controversial statements about computer memory usage. The Linux-based script monitors a personal computer's available RAM and, if more than 10% is unused, sends a daily email to OpenAI's CEO. This initiative directly addresses Altman's prior comments suggesting that large amounts of DRAM in personal computers are a wasteful use of industry resources.
Altman's remarks last month sparked backlash, particularly as OpenAI has been linked to current memory shortages and inflated pricing. He later claimed his comments were taken out of context, even briefly changing his social media handle to "Ram Altman." Kay's program, however, continues the jest, ensuring Altman receives daily updates on idle memory, including specific figures like 8.6 GiB of RAM not being utilized in data centers.
