Ram-Altman Script Emails Sam Altman About Unused PC Memory
Technology · First reported 9 Nov, 12:31 · Updated 12:46
A Linux script called Ram Altman checks a computer’s RAM use and can email Sam Altman when more than 10% is available. Developer Iain Kay says the project mocks Altman’s comments about memory use and supply.
- Ram Altman checks a PC’s RAM usage and, when more than 10% is available, sends Altman one email a day.
- UK-based developer Iain Kay created the program as a joke about Altman’s remarks on PCs using limited DRAM.
- Altman later said his comments had been taken out of context and posted that he wanted people to have more RAM.
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- Program
- Ram Altman; Linux-based script.
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- Iain Kay, described as UK-based.
- Email trigger
- More than 10% of a computer’s RAM is available; one email per day.
- Reported recipient
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
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