# OpenAI pledges greater transparency as data centre opposition grows

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/openai-kicks-off-charm-offensive-to-change-voters-view-of-data-centers/
- Published: 2026-11-05T12:42:26+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T12:48:46+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/openai-kicks-charm-offensive-change-voters-view-data-centers-6527186
- Topics: AI, Elections, Politics, Technology, World

## Key points

- OpenAI will share more information with communities about proposed data centres.
- A southern Ohio facility is projected to support 2,500 long-term jobs.
- Election results point to growing political resistance to data centre expansion.

## Summary

OpenAI has set out new steps to build trust with communities as opposition to data centres grows after this week’s US elections. The company says it wants residents to see how its facilities could benefit them, while addressing local concerns about construction and operations.

OpenAI says it will stop using non-disclosure agreements with public officials in discussions about future sites, while keeping proprietary information confidential, and will share plans showing potential effects on traffic, noise and lighting. It says hardware upgrades every three to five years will support ongoing jobs; one planned southern Ohio facility is projected to create 2,500 long-term jobs paying an average of $80,000 a year. Democrats won governorships in Texas, Georgia and Ohio after pledging tighter controls, and all but one of 41 data-centre ballot measures this week opposed the projects.

## Coverage

- [CNA: OpenAI pledges greater transparency as data centre opposition grows](https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/openai-kicks-charm-offensive-change-voters-view-data-centers-6527186)
- [Engadget: OpenAI says it will protect local resources and report on the impact of its data centers](https://www.engadget.com/2307590/openai-says-it-will-protect-local-resources-and-report-on-the-impact-of-its-data-centers/)

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