Amazon ends NDAs on data center deals, testing whether transparency rebuilds trust
What happened
TechCrunch reported on October 10 that Microsoft had already stopped using NDAs in data center deals earlier this year, and that Amazon now says it will stop using such agreements when negotiating data center deals with local governments. The secrecy around AI infrastructure deals has drawn community opposition, driving hundreds of proposed or enacted moratoriums from New York to San Francisco. A TechCrunch Equity podcast episode discussed whether more transparency in data center deals can build trust. The report does not say what effect the change has had.
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- TechCrunch · AIAmazon and others are done keeping data center deals secret. Is it enough to build trust?
Amazon 表示将停止在与地方政府协商数据中心交易时使用保密协议，TechCrunch 的 Equity 播客探讨此举能否建立信任。Microsoft 今年早些时候采取了类似行动，AI 基础设施交易的保密做法已激起社区反对，推动从纽约到旧金山提出或实施数百项暂停措施。
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