# After midterm rout, OpenAI tries to win over communities it needs for AI expansion

**Published:** November 5, 2026
**Author:** Maximilian Schreiner
**Source:** The Decoder
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/after-midterm-rout-openai-tries-to-win-over-communities-it-needs-for-ai

OpenAI is responding to the clear vote by US voters against new data centers with voluntary commitments for future sites. The pledges only apply to facilities OpenAI operates itself, though, and a large share of its infrastructure is built by partners like Oracle. Voters…

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**Tags:** #OpenAI #Дата-центры & ЦОД

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