OpenAI pledges more community say on data centers, drops NDAs after midterm backlash
OpenAI committed to new data center policies, including ending non-disclosure agreements, as voters in midterm elections signaled opposition to expansion.
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- Bloomberg.comOpenAI to Change How It Handles Data Center Efforts After Outcry
- The New York TimesOpenAI Pledges to Give Locals More Say in Data Center Projects
- ReutersOpenAI kicks off charm offensive to change voters' view of data centers
- The Tech BuzzOpenAI Drops NDAs for Data Center Talks After Voter Backlash
- CNBCOpenAI pledges to halt NDAs in new data center policy proposal after election rebuke
- Data Center DynamicsOpenAI promises to drop NDAs and increase community transparency, following anti-data center wave
- https://tech-insider.org/OpenAI Ends Data Center NDAs After 41 Ballot Votes [2026]
- BigGo FinanceOpenAI Drops NDAs With Officials, Vows to Foot Data Center Power Bills After Midterm Rebuke
- TechCrunchAmazon responds to data center backlash, says it no longer uses NDAs
- The IndependentThe companies behind data centers are turning to politics as communities fight back
- Free Press JournalOpenAI Pledges To Pay Its Own Power Bills, Drop NDAs For Data Centres Days After US Democratic Midterm Sweep
- The Financial ExpressWhy OpenAI has pledged to pay data centre power bills and ban NDAs with officials
- DatacenterdynamicsOpenAI promises to drop NDAs and increase community transparency, following anti-data center wave