RAM prices are up 171%, outpacing gold. Sam Altman locked up 40% of global memory supply for AI. Micron just exited the consumer market. Now we get to pay more for electronics with less storage and memory.
Sources:
DRAM prices: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/dram-prices-surge-171-percent-year-over-year-ai-demand-drives-a-higher-yoy-price-increase-than-gold
Micron Exits Consumer Market: https://investors.micron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/micron-announces-exit-crucial-consumer-business
Complete source documentation is available on Patreon
To support the channel: https://patreon.com/VanessaWingardh
Chapters:
00:00 Memory Prices Outpacing Gold
01:19 Sam Altman Caused Memory Shortage
01:23 Micron No Longer Selling Consumer Memory
01:56 Everyday Smart Devices Use Memory
02:38 Healthcare Medical Equipment Requires Memory
03:04 Memory Prices Are Already Increasing
03:17 RAM Scalpers on eBay
03:50 AI’s Hidden Cost to Ordinary People
04:21 Tech CEOs Claim Abundance Yet Prices Keep Increasing
05:06 No One Predicted Sam Altman Would Take 40% Global RAM Supply
05:21 Electronics Manufacturers Will Increase Prices and Shrink Products
06:14 Memory Manufacturers Not Incentivized to Increase Production for Consumers
06:35 Purported Leaked Memo Shows Shortage Through 2028
06:54 Why Do Tech CEOs Have This Much Power?
Sources:
DRAM prices: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/dram-prices-surge-171-percent-year-over-year-ai-demand-drives-a-higher-yoy-price-increase-than-gold
Micron Exits Consumer Market: https://investors.micron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/micron-announces-exit-crucial-consumer-business
Complete source documentation is available on Patreon
To support the channel: https://patreon.com/VanessaWingardh
Chapters:
00:00 Memory Prices Outpacing Gold
01:19 Sam Altman Caused Memory Shortage
01:23 Micron No Longer Selling Consumer Memory
01:56 Everyday Smart Devices Use Memory
02:38 Healthcare Medical Equipment Requires Memory
03:04 Memory Prices Are Already Increasing
03:17 RAM Scalpers on eBay
03:50 AI’s Hidden Cost to Ordinary People
04:21 Tech CEOs Claim Abundance Yet Prices Keep Increasing
05:06 No One Predicted Sam Altman Would Take 40% Global RAM Supply
05:21 Electronics Manufacturers Will Increase Prices and Shrink Products
06:14 Memory Manufacturers Not Incentivized to Increase Production for Consumers
06:35 Purported Leaked Memo Shows Shortage Through 2028
06:54 Why Do Tech CEOs Have This Much Power?
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- Artificial Intelligence & Business
- Tags
- RAM shortage, ai bubble, ai infrastructure


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