According to numerous sources, the well-known YouTube channel Moore’s Law is Dead, MLID, which is known for its reliable leaks and information about computer components,
OpenAI has decided to resort to a highly unusual method to gain access to more Random-Acessed memory.
Specifically, according to numerous sources, not only are they increasingly taking over RAM procurement contracts, but they’ve also reportedly begun buying up standard consumer DDR5 RAM kits from retailers and online stores.
The YouTube channel itself claims to have received this information directly from retailers and RAM suppliers.
Notably, OpenAI’s focus falls not only on server Memory but also on high-frequency consumer DDR5 .
While it’s noteworthy that this move is likely just a drop in the ocean of the global RAM shortage, it nevertheless highlights and demonstrates the instability of the current market. This could also very well be an attempt to deprive competitors of access to RAM, allowing OpenAI to establish a monopoly in this field.
After all, as we know from our previous article about Crucial, one of the already very powerful players in consumer RAM production recently withdrew, meaning an even greater shortage.
Regular users, consumers, and gamers will be the first to suffer, as the prices of RAM, like all other memory and storage devices, will only continue to rise.
Many experts believe that Random-Acessed memory is only the most obvious and initial ambassador of the subsequent chip and memory crisis. SSDs, laptops, phones, and video cards could follow.
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