Altman says local AI wastes scarce memory; critics say he misses the point
kimmonismus · x · 2026-10-30
Sam Altman argued that local AI wastes scarce memory that could be used far more efficiently in the cloud. kimmonismus pushed back sharply, saying the comment shows Altman doesn't understand why local AI is a necessity for users — privacy, offline use, and data sovereignty can't be replaced by cloud inference. The exchange fuels the ongoing local-vs-cloud AI debate.
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