Altman Calls Local Inference a Poor Global Resource Allocation

Sam Altman argued that everyone running local inference wastes scarce global DRAM supplies sitting 95% idle, stirring debate as critics pushed back on his cloud-centric view.

2026-10-30 ~ 2026-10-30 · 4 related posts

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