Critics say OpenAI should tackle peoples’ concerns about data centers, not rebrand them.
Critics say OpenAI should tackle peoples’ concerns about data centers, not rebrand them.
by Robert HartNov 3, 2026, 3:00 PM UTCOpenAI is quietly renaming data centers ‘compute campuses’
Critics say OpenAI should tackle peoples’ concerns about data centers, not rebrand them.
OpenAI is quietly renaming data centers ‘compute campuses’The Stargate AI data center “compute campus” in Abilene, Texas. Photo: Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPart OfAll the latest updates on AI data centerssee all updates Robert Hart is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all things AI and a Senior Tarbell Fellow. Previously, he wrote about health, science and tech for
