OpenAI drops NDAs for data center projects after midterm backlash
The commitments follow midterm votes where data center expansion met broad local opposition, signaling rising political risk for AI infrastructure.
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- The Tech BuzzOpenAI Drops NDAs for Data Center Talks After Voter Backlash
- TechCrunchAmazon responds to data center backlash, says it no longer uses NDAs
- SemiAnalysisThe Datacenter Backlash Goes Bipartisan: Next Week's Midterms and the 2028 Buildout
- The IndependentThe companies behind data centers are turning to politics as communities fight back
- https://tech-insider.org/OpenAI Ends Data Center NDAs After 41 Ballot Votes [2026]
- MSNOpenAI lays out new policy framework for data centers