OpenAI is stepping back from NDAs for data center projects

OpenAI announced new commitments to communities where it is working on data center projects, including that it won't use non-disclosure agreements with public officials, allowing only narrow protections for security information, trade secrets, or proprietary or competitively sensitive information. The commitments also include paying the full cost of electricity it uses and the infrastructure needed to serve it, publishing expected jobs and reporting on hiring, and giving every future "compute campus" it owns and operates a "local compact" reflecting local priorities.