Amazon has stated it will no longer use non-disclosure agreements when negotiating data center deals with local governments, according to the report. The change follows a comparable move by Microsoft earlier in the year. The report notes that secrecy around these deals has contributed to community backlash against AI infrastructure, with opposition leading to hundreds of proposed and enacted moratoriums in locations ranging from New York to San Francisco.
Why it matters
Data center expansion tied to AI has prompted local pushback, and the report frames reduced secrecy as a potential step toward building community trust. Whether ending NDAs is sufficient to address that opposition remains an open question raised by the report.
Who should care
Local governments, communities near proposed data centers, and companies building AI infrastructure have a direct stake in how these deals are negotiated and disclosed.