Amazon drops data center NDAs, and AI agents want your credit card
techcrunch.comTheresa Loconsolo, Anthony Ha, Rebecca Bellan, Sean O'Kane
Amazon eliminates non-disclosure agreements in data center negotiations with local governments, mirroring Microsoft's earlier policy shift. The move addresses community concerns about AI infrastructure expansion, which has prompted hundreds of proposed and enacted moratoriums across jurisdictions.
Why it mattersReaders tracking AI infrastructure policy and corporate transparency will see this as a potential shift toward greater public accountability, though the practical impact on local opposition to data centers remains to be seen.
From the source: Amazon says it will stop using NDAs when negotiating data center deals with local governments, following a similar move from Microsoft earlier this year. Secrecy has fueled community backlash against AI infrastructure, with opposition leading to hundreds of proposed and enacted moratoriums from…Read at techcrunch.com