OpenAI Publishes Community Rules for Future Compute Campuses

OpenAI published a National Community Compact and Compute Campus Policy Blueprint, as detailed in a company blog post. The compact sets requirements for future compute campuses that OpenAI owns and operates, while the blueprint proposes rules for other campus developers.

OpenAI says each campus will have a local compact shaped by residents, a local point of contact and annual public reports. The company will cover its electricity and infrastructure costs, provide financial assurances before major spending, create water plans and publish site level data on water, electricity and noise. It also plans to disclose expected jobs, report on hiring and apprenticeships, and says it will not use non-disclosure agreements with public officials, except narrow protections for security information, trade secrets and competitively sensitive information.

The policy blueprint asks utility commissions to make large electricity customers pay for added grid costs and protect other customers if projects are canceled or reduced. It also calls for public disclosure of tax incentives, measurable commitments, local purchasing plans and rules allowing governments to recover benefits when developers fail to meet agreed terms. At its planned campus in Effingham County, Georgia, OpenAI says its agreement with Georgia Power lets the utility cut delivered power by up to 1,000 megawatts during periods of high demand.