OpenAI renames data centers as compute campuses
Original title: OpenAI is quietly renaming data centers ‘compute campuses’
OpenAI is rebranding its AI facilities as compute campuses to counter public backlash over power and environmental concerns.
OpenAI announced a shift in terminology from data centers to compute campuses for its AI infrastructure. The change is part of the Grid Protectors Program launched at a Georgia site to address local power grid strain and community impacts. Critics view it as superficial PR without addressing environmental issues.
- Announcement launched Grid Protectors Program in Effingham County, Georgia
- "Data center" appears only twice in the 900-word release
- Anthropic has pledged community investments and power grid upgrades
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The Stargate AI data center ’compute campus’ in Abilene, Texas. | Bloomberg via Getty Images People hate data centers. They're loud, resource-hungry eyesores that are so profoundly unpopular they have managed to achieve the near-impossible in today's polarized political landscape: genuine bipartisan opposition.
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