OpenAI to pay full data center power costs, drop official NDAs
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OpenAI's National Community Compact covers future campuses it owns and operates: full electricity and grid-upgrade costs, financial assurances if projects are delayed or canceled, and no NDAs with public officials beyond narrow trade-secret exceptions. It follows midterms where voters opposed data centers in 40 of 41 local ballot measures.
How this story unfolded
4 days · 8 reports · 1 community post · from Nov 2
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Setting a new standard for responsible AI infrastructureopenai.com
OpenAI pledges to pay for data center power after election highlights AI concernscnbc.com
OpenAI to Change How It Handles Data Center Efforts After Outcrybloomberg.com
OpenAI Promises to Foot AI’s Power Bill After Voter Revolt. Who Enforces It?decrypt.co
After America voted against data centres, OpenAI promises to pay its own power bills and end secrecy deals
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