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Sam Altman

The chief executive of OpenAI.

Person · number 13 today · first seen Sep 10 · peak 32 on Nov 2 · 9 days in the top 20

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Sun, Nov 8Why now: RAM Altman: Linux Script Emails Sam Altman Daily How Much Unused RAM in Your PCNews 6 · Mastodon 3 · HN 21315
Mon, Nov 2Why now: Sam Altman: All the RAM Should Belong to Me, So I Can Charge People to Use ItNews 28 · Mastodon 4 · YouTube 2232
Sun, Nov 1Why now: Sam Altman says DRAM capacity should go to data centers, not personal computersNews 11 · Mastodon 5 · Bluesky 11218
Sat, Oct 31Why now: OpenAI CEO says it's 'quite terrible' for your PC to have RAM, Sam Altman says data centers offer better utilizationNews 37 · Mastodon 5 · Reddit 3720
Fri, Oct 30Why now: Sam Altman Thinks You're Wasting DRAMNews 28 · Mastodon 7 · Reddit 4426
Wed, Oct 21Why now: Sam Altman and the development of ChatGPT's moral framework: "I haven't slept well a single night since it launched"News 12 · YouTube 1 · Reddit 11911
Mon, Oct 5Why now: Accept 'bad things' in return for benefits of AI, says Sam AltmanNews 42 · Mastodon 8 · HN 2720
Mon, Sep 14Why now: Microsoft Sets Limits for AI Models as Altman Details Control RisksYouTube 1 · Wikipedia 1 · News 1911
Sat, Sep 12Why now: OpenAI's Sam Altman says it would be 'ill-advised' to go public in 2026News 5 · HN 3 · Wikipedia 1327
Fri, Sep 11Why now: OpenAI considers slowing advanced AI development, Sam Altman tells employeesWikipedia 1 · HN 1118.1

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HNNov 8RAM Altman: Linux Script Emails Sam Altman Daily How Much Unused RAM in Your PC275 points and commentsMastodonNov 8“Ram Altman” Is Now a Linux Script That Emails Sam Altman Daily to Report How Much Unused RAM Is in Your PC https:// respawnfirst.com/linux-script- emails-sam-altman-unused-ram-ram-altman/ # news #…mastodon.socialHNNov 8RAM-Altman: a bash script that emails Sam Altman about your unused RAM50 points and commentsMastodonNov 8“Ram Altman” Is Now a Linux Script That Emails Sam Altman Daily to Report How Much Unused RAM Is in Your PC xD https:// respawnfirst.com/linux-script- emails-sam-altman-unused-ram-ram-altman/ # AI #…mastodon.onlineMastodonNov 8Last week, Sam Altman said it is"quite terrible" that your RAM is sitting in your computer rather than helping power his AI models.mastodon.socialYouTubeNov 2My F-You To Sam Altman205,054 viewsYouTubeNov 2‘We may release models we can’t control’: Amodei, Altman … and Gemini Carbon9,610 viewsRedditNov 2Sam Altman: "At the start of this year, AI was mostly not as smart as our smartest scientists, and now it's mostly smarter than them." He also says AI can now perform large parts of white-collar jobs…reddit.comHNNov 2Sam Altman: All the RAM Should Belong to Me, So I Can Charge People to Use It178 points and commentsMastodonNov 2REPLAY CREW! https:// somegadgetguy.com/2026/11/02/s ggqa-465-ai-is-gaming-theft-sam-altman-wants-your-ram-iphone-duo-is-a-dont/ SAM ALTMAN WANTS YOUR RAM!!!techhub.social
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