RAM Prices Are Spiraling Out of Control

Recent price hikes in RAM (computer memory) are linked to a deal made last October between OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, and major memory manufacturers Samsung and SK Hynix. OpenAI secured 40% of the world’s RAM supply for a massive, four-year expansion of its data centers, investing $500 billion in the project. However, OpenAI is also facing criticism from Japanese game companies like Square Enix and Bandai Namco, who claim its AI tools, such as the Sora 2 video generator, were trained using their copyrighted content without permission.






