@thetechitout: Sam Altman thinks the push to run AI on your own computer could make the global shortage worse. Local models sound like the way out of the data center race. But memory is in short supply worldwide, and the RAM in your laptop sits idle most of the day. The same chip in a data center runs around the clock. RAM prices have been climbing because AI hardware is swallowing so much of the supply. That puts a hidden cost on the idea that everyone should run their own model. Privacy, speed, and control are still good reasons to go local. Efficiency isn’t one of them.

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Monday 02 November 2026 03:46:56 GMT