OpenAI is hiring for "reducing risk of opposition" to its data centers
dinabass · x · 2026-08-21
Bloomberg reporter Brody Ford flagged an OpenAI job posting whose responsibilities include "reducing risk of opposition" to data centers. Amid growing local pushback against AI data center siting, the role reads as an effort to systematically defuse community resistance.
Related event: OpenAI Hires Community Lead to Counter Data Center Opposition(2 posts)→
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