[r/LocalLLaMA] DRAM bots reportedly being deployed to hoover up memory chips and components — one operation ran 10 million web scraping requests, hitting DDR5 RAM product pages every 6.5 seconds

Summary

Reports indicate that 'DRAM bots' are being deployed to rapidly acquire memory chips, specifically DDR5 RAM, with one operation reportedly making 10 million web scraping requests. This development is critical for the AI community, particularly for those developing and running local Large Language Models, as it could exacerbate hardware scarcity and drive up component costs, thereby increasing the barriers to entry and operational expenses for AI development.

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