OpenAI's latest proposal shows it's very aware that data centers are unpopular
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Project Camellia’s promises on power, water, and student credits are a template for AI infra social license—compute now comes bundled with community concessions. If you’re planning large data or AI facilities, bake local benefit design into the project from day one, not as a late-stage PR fix.
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