Sam Altman says local AI wastes scarce memory, drawing community backlash
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, saying this shows Altman doesn't understand why local AI is a necessity for many users, and noted OpenAI only released GPT OSS because the community pushed for it. The exchange highlights the core cloud-vs-edge deployment divide: vendors prefer centralized compute while users value privacy, cost, and control.
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