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OpenAI looks to make data centers more palatable

Credited to Semafor · semafor.com · 16h ago

OpenAI said Thursday it would avoid nondisclosure agreements in data center deals and ensure facilities don’t raise energy costs for residents, as tech scrambles to render the AI buildout more palatable to the public.

The policies are part of OpenAI’s attempts to set a new tone for AI policy discourse, including by rebranding data centers as “ compute campuses ” and seeking more community input, helping spawn a lucrative job market for “ data-center liaisons.”

AI safety advocates appear skeptical about the outreach, which comes amid rising global backlash: US voters opted to check data center construction nearly everywhere it appeared on the ballot this week, and anti-data center protests are planned for this weekend in Australia and several European countries.

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Oracle Data Center Developer Waives Key Air Permit Deadline

Credited to Bloomberg$ · bloomberg.com23h ago

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The developer of power infrastructure for Oracle Corp.’s New Mexico data center agreed to delay a deadline for action on a key air permit, giving state environmental regulators more time to review it rather than deny the application.

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