OpenAI CEO is one of the fastest-rising stories on Reddit right now. Over roughly 8 hours, 10 threads about it surfaced across 5 subreddits, most of the conversation happening in r/technology, r/nottheonion and r/Games. That adds up to around 25.1K upvotes and 5.7K comments.
What the sources report
Here is how the outlets linked in these threads describe what happened, word for word.
- Tom's Hardware: OpenAI CEO says it
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a podcast interview that "it
- IGN: According to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, 'It's Quite Terrible' for People to Have RAM in Their Own Computers
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman thinks it's "terrible" for people to have RAM in their computers rather than in a data center, as the scarcity of memory caused by the AI boom continues to drive up costs.
Where Reddit is talking about it
| Community | Threads | Upvotes | Comments | First thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r/technology | 3 | 23,127 | 4,747 | Oct 30, 13:34 UTC |
| r/nottheonion | 3 | 1,202 | 404 | Oct 30, 20:35 UTC |
| r/Games | 2 | 416 | 246 | Oct 30, 18:21 UTC |
| r/OpenAI ↗ | 1 | 147 | 223 | Oct 30, 18:13 UTC |
| r/Economics | 1 | 232 | 119 | Oct 30, 20:02 UTC |
The biggest threads
- OpenAI CEO says it's 'quite terrible' for your PC to have RAMr/technology · 12,759 upvotes · 2,647 comments · Oct 30, 17:59 UTC · Tom's Hardware
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says its “terrible to have everybody have a bunch of the world’s limited supply of DRAM” instead of shoving it all in datacentresr/technology · 7,940 upvotes · 1,557 comments · Oct 30, 13:34 UTC · frvr.com
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Thinks It's 'Terrible' for You to Have RAM in Your Gaming PCr/technology · 2,428 upvotes · 543 comments · Oct 30, 20:27 UTC · IGN
- OpenAI CEO says it's 'quite terrible' for your PC to have RAM — Sam Altman says data centers offer better utilizationr/nottheonion · 582 upvotes · 178 comments · Oct 30, 20:45 UTC · Tom's Hardware
- OpenAI CEO says it's 'quite terrible' for your PC to have RAM — Sam Altman says data centers offer better utilizationr/nottheonion · 494 upvotes · 146 comments · Oct 30, 20:35 UTC · Tom's Hardware
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Thinks It's 'Terrible' for You to Have RAM in Your Gaming PC Instead of A Datacenter, Argues That People Should Not Be Allowed To Own Powerful Computers; "it…r/Games · 330 upvotes · 163 comments · Oct 30, 18:21 UTC · IGN
- OpenAI CEO says it's 'quite terrible' for your PC to have RAM — Sam Altman says data centers offer better utilizationr/OpenAI · 147 upvotes · 223 comments · Oct 30, 18:13 UTC · Tom's Hardware
- OpenAI CEO says it's 'quite terrible' for your PC to have RAM — Sam Altman says data centers offer better utilizationr/Economics · 232 upvotes · 119 comments · Oct 30, 20:02 UTC · Tom's Hardware
- OpenAI CEO says it's 'quite terrible' for your PC to have RAM — Sam Altman says data centers offer better utilizationr/nottheonion · 126 upvotes · 80 comments · Oct 30, 22:03 UTC · Tom's Hardware
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Thinks It's 'Terrible' for You to Have RAM in Your Gaming PCr/Games · 86 upvotes · 83 comments · Oct 30, 20:47 UTC · IGN
Timeline on Reddit
- First thread we found, in r/technology: “OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says its “terrible to have everybody have a bunch of the world’s limited supply of DRAM” instead of shoving it all in datacentr…”
- The biggest thread so far is posted in r/technology (12,759 upvotes, 2,647 comments by our last count).
- The story reaches r/OpenAI ↗: “OpenAI CEO says it's 'quite terrible' for your PC to have RAM — Sam Altman says data centers offer better utilization”
- The story reaches r/Games: “OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Thinks It's 'Terrible' for You to Have RAM in Your Gaming PC Instead of A Datacenter, Argues That…”
- The story reaches r/Economics: “OpenAI CEO says it's 'quite terrible' for your PC to have RAM — Sam Altman says data centers offer better utilization”
- The story reaches r/nottheonion: “OpenAI CEO says it's 'quite terrible' for your PC to have RAM — Sam Altman says data centers offer better utilization”
- Latest thread in our sample, in r/nottheonion.
How this page is made
SubMouse watches dozens of large, safe-for-work subreddits and Google's trending searches. When several communities start talking about the same event at the same time, we group those threads into one story and publish this page, then refresh it while the story keeps rising. The counts are ours; everything said about the event itself is quoted and credited to the post or outlet it comes from. Claims in Reddit posts are unverified unless an outlet confirms them. Upvote and comment counts come from Reddit's public data via the Arctic Shift archive and can lag. Spotted a mistake? Tell us. Not affiliated with Reddit.