A supposedly massive woke victory is coming

A viral post claims that electricity, gas and RAM have become between 50% and 700% more expensive because of AI, and that OpenAI and Anthropic ban users for reviewing their own software. These claims are unverified in the message.

The post circulating on social media sums it up in a list: electricity is **50% to 100%** more expensive, gas the same, RAM **700%** and graphics cards **300%**. All of it, according to the text, is AI's fault. The figure repeated most often is the RAM one, and it's the one worth scrutinising: a 700% increase would turn a mid-range module into a luxury item.

## Where the idea of soaring prices comes from

The argument has a real basis: data centres that train models consume vast amounts of electricity and buy memory and GPUs at scale. That puts pressure on component supply. But going from there to a global 700% requires a specific series, date and product. The message provides none. Nor does it distinguish between markets: electricity prices depend on the tariff and the country, and RAM prices on the model and the retailer.

## Bans for fixing your own TV

The most striking part is not the percentages. It is the accusation that **OpenAI** and **Anthropic** kick users out for disabling ads on their own television, for fixing security flaws in their software, or for cloning video games. If that peine as described, it would clash with right-to-repair rules and European consumer law. The text asserts it without providing cases, dates or names.

## Why this kind of message works

It mixes an everyday annoyance —the bill, the price of a PC— with an identifiable culprit. It is a format that shares itself. The list continues with **Amazon** and then cuts off, leaving the impression that there is more. Before forwarding it, it is worth checking each figure against its original source.