Data centers face voter backlash after US midterms
Original title: All the latest updates on AI data centers
OpenAI commits to NDA transparency and launches Grid Protectors program amid local opposition to AI infrastructure.
Voters opposed data center expansion in the midterms with 76 percent polled against projects and several states advancing moratoriums. OpenAI announced it will no longer rely on NDAs with local officials for data center projects and will pilot a Grid Protectors Program to free up power during emergencies. The company also rebranded some projects as compute campuses to address growing political resistance.
- 76 percent of voters oppose data centers in their communities
- OpenAI limits NDA protections to security and trade secrets
- AMD CEO expects data center growth of 50 percent next quarter
- Multiple states voted on moratoriums after midterms
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10 min read at theverge.com
Massive new data centers are the physical foundation for tech companies’ hopes and dreams for AI. But the rush to expand warehouses full of energy-hungry servers has also kicked up fights across the world over their impact on power grids, utility bills, nearby communities, and the environment.
By Verge Staff · theverge.com
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