OpenAI to Avoid NDAs, Utility Costs in Data Center Deals

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