OpenAI to Avoid NDAs, Ensure Residents Don’t Pay for Power in Data Center Deals

TREE NEWS update: OpenAI said Thursday it will avoid using non-disclosure agreements when negotiating data center projects and will ensure local residents do not have to pay for the electricity those projects require. The commitments form part of a framework OpenAI argues should be incorporated into laws regulating AI expansion. The announcement came two days after voters across the U.S. backed candidates at various levels of government who favor restricting data center development and tightening AI oversight.