OpenAI Promises Power Cuts Only When Grid Is Strained, Sparking Public Outcry
The AI firm announced on Monday it will reduce electricity use at its new data center campus during grid stress, a move that meets a nationwide backlash against data centers.
OpenAI, the company involved, said on Monday it will use less electricity at a new data center campus when the power grid is strained.
According to the New York Post, there is a nationwide outcry over data centers.
For many voters this shows a tech giant offering to cut power only when the grid is already under pressure, while the public protests the growing footprint of data centers.
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OpenAI plans to use less electricity when grid is strained at this new facility
Amid nationwide outcry over data centers, OpenAI said Monday it will use less electricity at a new data center campus when the power grid is strained.
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- OpenAI is the company involved.
- OpenAI said Monday it will use less electricity at a new data center campus when the power grid is strained.
- The announcement was made on Monday.
- There is nationwide outcry over data centers, according to the New York Post.
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