OpenAI Commits to Stop Using NDAs with Public Officials on Data Center Projects
OpenAI is stepping back from NDAs for data center projects
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- OpenAI
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- announced new community commitments for its data center projects, including ending NDAs with public officials
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OpenAI today announced new commitments to communities where it is working on data center projects, including that it won’t use non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with public officials.
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OpenAI announced new commitments for communities where it is working on data center projects, including ending non-disclosure agreements with public officials except for narrow protections covering security information, trade secrets, and sensitive business information. It also says it will pay the full cost of electricity and needed infrastructure, report expected jobs and hiring, and create a local compact for each future compute campus it owns and operates.
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OpenAI says it will stop using non-disclosure agreements with public officials on its data center projects, except for narrow protections covering security information, trade secrets, and sensitive business information. The company also says it will pay the full cost of electricity and needed infrastructure, report expected jobs and hiring, and create a local compact for each future compute campus it owns and operates. OpenAI says each compact will include these commitments and reflect local priorities.
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