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OpenAI wants its data centers called 'compute campuses' as voter opposition to such facilities reaches 73 percent.

The rebranding, aimed at easing local resistance, shows that siting opposition is becoming a central political constraint on AI capacity buildouts and may push developers to change permitting strategies.
Trade pressSlicast · November 3, 2026 at 15:37 UTC · US · Source: MarketScale
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