What happened
OpenAI announced it won't use NDAs with public officials on data center projects, allowing only narrow protections for security information, trade secrets, or competitively sensitive information.
Why it matters
Data center projects have faced scrutiny for using NDAs to hide discussions with local officials, and the change follows voter opposition to data center expansion in this week's midterms.
WHO IT HITSLocal government officials and community groups negotiating with data center developers gain more visibility into project discussions, while companies building data centers may face pressure to follow OpenAI's lead.
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OpenAI's announcement comes after this week's midterms, where voters voiced opposition to data center expansion. The company is positioning its new commitments as a response to scrutiny over how data center developers use NDAs to hide discussions with local officials. OpenAI says it will now allow only narrow protections covering legitimate security information, trade secrets, or proprietary or competitively sensitive information.
The commitments extend beyond NDAs. OpenAI says it will pay the full cost of electricity it uses and the infrastructure needed to serve it, and it will publish the jobs it expects to create and report on hiring. Every future compute campus it owns and operates will have a local compact reflecting local priorities. Amazon made a similar move in October, announcing it would no longer use NDAs with government agencies it works with on data center projects.
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