OpenAI Pledges New Data Center Commitments After US Vote
After voters rejected new data centers in the US midterm elections, OpenAI announced voluntary commitments for future sites. The pledges apply only to facilities OpenAI runs itself. Much of its infrastructure is built by partners such as Oracle, which the pledges do not cover.
Quick glossaryOpenAI, midterm, voluntary commitments, data centers
- OpenAI
- A US AI company best known for ChatGPT, the chatbot that answers questions and writes text.
- midterm
- An election held halfway through a US president's term, when voters pick members of Congress.
- voluntary commitments
- Promises a company makes on its own, without being forced to by a law or regulator.
- data centers
- Large buildings packed with computers that run online services, AI systems and store huge amounts of data for companies.
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