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OpenAI plans $30B, 3.2 GW data center in Georgia, woos locals
OpenAI is investing $30 billion in a 3.2 GW data center campus in Georgia, aiming to avoid the local backlash seen at other tech projects. The company is offering community commitments to secure approval. The facility would be one of the largest data centers ever built.
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The massive scale and proactive community outreach signal OpenAI's urgency to secure compute capacity, but the real test will be whether promises hold up against inevitable infrastructure strains.
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OpenAI is spending $30 billion on a new mega 3.2 GW data center in Georgia — and it's trying really hard to quell local opposition →
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