OpenAI Drops NDAs for Data Center Projects After Midterm Backlash
The Verge AI · rss · 2026-11-06
Following midterm elections where voters voiced opposition to data center expansion, OpenAI announced new community commitments, including no longer using NDAs with public officials — keeping only "narrow protections covering legitimate security information, trade secrets, or proprietary or competitively sensitive information." Data center projects have faced scrutiny for using NDAs to hide talks with local officials; Amazon made a similar move in October.
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