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OpenAI pledges to drop NDAs and protect ratepayers in new data center framework

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After midterm voters rejected data center expansion, OpenAI pledged to avoid NDAs in data center deals, solicit community input, publish construction plans, cover its own power bills, and lower power usage during peak times.

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Timeline · 13 reports

  1. 2026-11-06 01:54 · New York Times Technology
    OpenAI Pledges to Give Locals More Say in Data Center Projects
  2. 2026-11-06 00:37 · The Verge AI
    OpenAI is stepping back from NDAs for data center projects
  3. 2026-11-05 17:21 · The Hill Technology
    OpenAI rebrands data centers as 'compute campuses,' unveils new framework
  4. 2026-11-05 10:45 · Techmeme
    OpenAI pledges to change how it handles data center deals, including avoiding NDAs and lowering power usage during peak times, after Democrats' midterm wins
  5. 2026-11-05 10:00 · CNBC Technology
    OpenAI pledges to halt NDAs in new data center policy proposal after election rebuke
  6. 2026-11-05 10:00 · Bloomberg AI
    OpenAI to Change How It Handles Data Centers After Outcry
  7. 2026-11-05 10:00 · Bloomberg AI
    OpenAI to Change How It Handles Data Center Efforts After Outcry
  8. 2026-11-04 14:00 · Data Center Dynamics
    OpenAI to rebrand its data centers as compute campuses as part of broader policy and PR push
  9. 2026-11-04 12:58 · CNBC Technology
    State-level personnel changes could impact the AI data center boom: Piper Sandler's Andy Laperriere
  10. 2026-11-04 11:28 · Bloomberg AI
    Democrats’ Midterm Wins Threaten to Slow the AI Data Center Boom
  11. 2026-11-04 11:28 · Bloomberg AI
    Democrats’ Wins Threaten AI Trade and Data Center Boom
  12. 2026-11-04 06:23 · Bloomberg AI
    AI Data Center Boom Is Set for Upheaval After US Election Rout
  13. 2026-11-04 06:23 · Bloomberg AI
    AI Data Center Boom Set for Upheaval After US Election Rout

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