Sam Altman Now Says He Wants “You To Have So Much RAM”

Sam Altman Is Already Backpedalling After Saying Consumers Having Their Own RAM Is “Terrible” Custom Image: TheGamer (Sam Altman pic via TechCrunch) Published Nov 4, 2026, 10:58 AM EST James Lucas is an Executive Editor at TheGamer who has worked in professional journalism since 2018. A Newcastle University graduate with a degree in Journalism, Media, and Culture, they have written hundreds of guides, news stories, and original reports, with bylines in IGN, NME, GaymingMag, and VG247, sourcing interviews with studio heads, legendary industry figures, prominent actors, and more. An expert on FPS games, Soulslikes, RPGs, and survival horror, James has intimate knowledge of a wide variety of titles, providing in-depth coverage and exclusive profiles. Some of the games they have extensively covered include: Half-Life, Counter-Strike, Elden Ring, and Fallout. They pride themselves on their consistently thorough research, leveraging nearly a decade of industry experience. You can reach them at James.t@thegamer.com Sign in to your TheGamer account Last week, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confidently said that consumers having their own RAM was "terrible", and that you, the gluttonous gamer that you are, should void it all to data centers so that people can AI generate deepfakes to trick boomers with on Facebook. AI companies have spent the last two years acting like there would never be another election or any regulation over their unilateral control of a technology that is disrupting society across the globe. But now that the Democrats have swept the US midterms, campaigning for a public increasingly fed up with data centers—even winning Texas and Kansas—these same AI companies are backpedaling. That includes Altman. "People should always be in control of the future," he posted mere hours after the results started pouring in, and after renaming himself 'Ram Altman'. "OpenAI is against the notion that it would be acceptable for people to be relegated to a role of doing things that 'AI systems think makes sense to reward in humans.' People should not cede control of the future to superintelligence, and that requirement should ultimately constrain AI progress." So, one commenter rightfully asked, "why u want my RAM then," to which Altman replied, "I want you to have so much RAM. Let's build more." Democrats Campaigned On The Public's Growing Unrest With AI Data Centers, And They Just Won No, he doesn't. As the community notes stapled to his post point out, Altman said just last week that "it's quite terrible to have everyone have a bunch of the world's limited supply of DRAM sitting in their own computer." He was specifically talking about running local AI models, but it's easy to interpret from his phrasing that he was frustrated with anyone who bought a substantial amount of RAM, like gamers or video editors. The Democrats taking control of the House and Senate—including Abdul El-Sayed, who is pushing for a freeze on AI development—means that Altman and other AI CEOs lack the safety net that Donald Trump provided. The US President is now unable to pass legislation and funding without Congress through flimsy executive orders, and will face increased scrutiny and blockades. Considering that 54% of US adults surveyed believe that data centers are bad for the environment, 50% believe they are bad for home energy costs, and 49% believe they are bad for quality of life, lacking that safety net means reckoning with a public who are fed up. The Democrats rallied voters on these points, promising to pause construction and implement stricter legislation, often positioning the Republicans as being cozy with 'big tech.' So, Altman is far from the only AI CEO panicking about the new world they've woken up to. Elon Musk, who now finds himself in a blue Texas for the first time in 30 years, has spent much of the last day posting about data centers in space, joking that his "election-interfering space lasers didn't work this time," and even calling someone the r-slur. All while $5 trillion in market value has been wiped out as the AI bubble seems poised to finally burst—now is not a good time to hedge yourself as a data center first, humanity second kind of guy.