Why did Sam Altman rename himself 'Ram Altman' on X? Computer memory row explained

Altman said cloud data centres could make better use of memory that often remains unused in personal computers. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has triggered a social media debate after questioning why personal computer users keep large amounts of computer memory (RAM) that remain largely unused, arguing that the world's limited supply could be put to better use in AI data centres. Facing backlash over the remarks, Altman even changed his display name on X to “Ram Altman” after a user suggested it. The unusual name change came as users criticised his comments that having dedicated Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) in personal computers was a “quite terrible” allocation of the world's limited memory supply.