OpenAI data center commitment: no NDAs with public officials
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OpenAI announced that it will no longer sign nondisclosure agreements with public officials for its data center projects, retaining only limited protections for security information, trade secrets, or competitively sensitive information. The company also committed to bearing the "full cost" of its electricity use and the required infrastructure expenses. OpenAI said that going forward, every "compute campus" (its new name for data centers) that the company builds and operates itself will come with a "local compact" that incorporates the above commitments and reflects local priorities. Previously, in October, Amazon announced that it would no longer sign nondisclosure agreements with government agencies partnering on data center projects.
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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.
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