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Musk mocks Altman, says everyone deserves RAM too

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Elon Musk made fun of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on X. Musk said everyone deserves to own RAM, the computer memory chips, after Altman said it was bad for users to run AI on their own devices.

Musk mocks Altman over RAM

On November 2, Elon Musk posted on X that everyone deserves to own RAM. He shared a meme of an actor from the film Inglourious Basterds, with the caption asking whether OpenAI was keeping cloud DRAM for itself. The post was a reply to Sam Altman, who said on October 30 that it was bad for users to run AI on their own devices and that RAM should be saved for data centers instead. Musk also posted other jokes, including a meme about using 64 GB of RAM to play Roller Coaster Tycoon, a simple game that does not need a powerful computer. Altman did not reply.

From friends to rivals

Musk and Altman were once close. Years ago, when Altman led the startup accelerator Y Combinator, he met Musk and visited SpaceX's rocket factory. By 2017, the relationship had broken down. According to court emails, Musk wanted control of OpenAI and to become its CEO. Altman disagreed and won the support of other co-founders. Musk left the company in 2018. Musk later started xAI in 2023. The two have often fought in public on social media since then.

Key facts

  • Musk sued OpenAI and Altman last year and asked for $134 billion in damages. He lost the case.
  • In July, Apple sued OpenAI, claiming it stole trade secrets. Musk and Altman then attacked each other online again.
  • In September, Musk said his Colossus 2 data center in Memphis holds more than 550,000 AI chips.
  • Colossus 2 includes 110,000 Nvidia GB200 GPUs and 440,000 GB300 GPUs, which is estimated at 147 petabytes of memory.

Why it matters

RAM prices have jumped because of the boom in AI data centers. Musk's comment sides with ordinary users who want more memory in their own devices. Still, Musk runs one of the most memory-hungry facilities in the world, so his stance is also a joke at his own expense. The story shows how the feud between two top AI leaders keeps going on social media.

What to watch

  • Whether Altman or OpenAI replies to Musk's posts.
  • Whether RAM prices keep rising as AI data centers grow.
  • How the Apple lawsuit against OpenAI develops.

Glossary

RAM
Computer memory that stores data while a device is working. It is faster than storage but is erased when the device is turned off.
OpenAI
An AI company that makes ChatGPT, a chatbot that answers questions and writes text.
xAI
An AI company founded by Elon Musk in 2023.
SpaceX
A rocket and space company founded by Elon Musk. It builds rockets and satellites.
Colossus 2
A large data center in Memphis run by Elon Musk, full of AI chips for training and running AI models.

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