After telling Microsoft to pay more for its datacenters’ electricity, Donald Trump may make OpenAI, Google, Amazon, Facebook parent Meta and others sign pact
The US government is reportedly seeking a legal commitment from major technology companies on the electricity consumption of data centres that power artificial intelligence (AI) services. According to a recent report citing two Trump administration officials who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the private nature of the discussions, the government wants companies such as OpenAI, Google, Amazon and Facebook-parent Meta to publicly commit to a new compact that would govern the rapid expansion of AI data centres.
The compact comes just weeks after Microsoft made a similar set of commitments, saying it would pay more for the electricity that serves its data centres, cover any additional infrastructure and reduce water consumption.
