News about Sam Altman

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said it was 'fucking annoying' that his comments about computer memory were taken out of context after Elon Musk mocked them. Altman had said it was 'quite terrible' for the world's limited DRAM supply to sit in home computers used 5% of the time, and he said he has long argued for more memory production. He briefly renamed his X account 'Ram Altman' in response to users' jokes. The remarks come amid a global memory shortage driven by AI data center demand, with contract prices for 16GB DDR5 chips reportedly rising from $8.70 in October 2025 to $48 in September 2026, an increase of more than 550%.

Amazon MGM Studios head Mike Hopkins explained the decision not to proceed with the Sam Altman biopic “Artificial” earlier this year. He said the finished film did not match the company’s expectations when it was greenlit, so Amazon handed distribution to Neon, which is expected to release it in the coming weeks. Hopkins said the decision was his alone, that Jeff Bezos did not weigh in, and that Amazon has no issue with director Luca, with whom it has made several films. The interview also noted the timing, shortly after Amazon signed a major multi-billion dollar enterprise cloud deal with OpenAI.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made an unannounced weekend visit to South Korea, meeting Samsung executives and reportedly holding talks with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won. Samsung said Altman met about 50 executives from its affiliates in electronics, finance and biotechnology at Yongin, and the discussions covered AI developments, business opportunities and AI's impact on corporate decision-making. Local media reported the SK talks may have touched on AI chip and data centre cooperation, including planned high-bandwidth memory supplies, though no details were released and SK Hynix could not confirm the meeting. The visit builds on OpenAI's October 2025 partnerships with Samsung and SK Group under its Stargate initiative, which aims to expand AI infrastructure globally, including advanced memory chip supply and AI data centre development in South Korea.