After midterm rout, OpenAI tries to win over communities it needs for AI expansion Maximilian Schreiner View the LinkedIn Profile of Maximilian Schreiner Nov 5, 2026 GPT-Image-2 prompted by THE DECODER Key Points OpenAI is responding to protests against AI infrastructure expansion with voluntary rules for its own data centers, including covering grid costs and more transparency on resource usage. The move comes after the US midterm elections, where voters