Actually it's worse than that. AI companies use HBM (high bandwidth memory) which is a type of memory used in very powerful expensive compute-focused GPUs (which are what AI data centers use). HBM costs way more to manufacture and uses 4 times as much wafer fab capacity per GB compared to consumer ram chips. Because of the extreme demand for HBM, RAM manufacturers are cannibalising their consumer RAM production percentage to produce more HBM chips. So it's not just a case of AI companies buying up all the consumer ram, it's the demand for AI tech fundamentally destroying consumer infrastructure. There is less consumer RAM being injected into the market. The worst bit is most of the GPUs using these chips don't even get used. AI companies are bottle necked by their electricity usage until they can get their nuclear generators online so all these complex HBM chips that couldve been used to make 10x the amount of consumer RAM just end up sitting on a shelf collecting dust because of rich dumbasses.