Amazon and others are no longer keeping data center deals secret — is that enough to build trust?
Amazon and others are done keeping data center deals secret. Is it enough to build trust?
What happened
Amazon announced it will no longer use non-disclosure agreements when negotiating data center deals with local governments, after Microsoft took a similar step earlier this year. The secrecy practices had previously fueled community opposition to AI infrastructure, with hundreds of proposed and enacted bans from New York to San Francisco. TechCrunch's Equity podcast discussed whether dropping NDAs will change how data center deals get done, and why trust may be the real product for personal AI startups.
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