OpenAI will call data centers 'AI compute campuses' — and pitch AI speed limits

Axios reports OpenAI will launch a policy and public-relations blitz right after Tuesday's midterm elections, pitching mandatory 'speed limits' for the most powerful AI systems and arguing its data centers should be called 'AI compute campuses' instead.

Chief global affairs officer Chris Lehane called the midterms 'a bit of a movie trailer' for 2028, when he expects AI to be the defining election issue, and described the backlash over data centers as 'good and healthy' — saying communities should hold companies accountable so projects deliver a real benefit.