India, Nov. 5 -- OpenAI has reaffirmed its promise to pay the full cost of electricity used by its data centres. The company announced a fresh set of commitments on Thursday, November 5, following growing public opposition to the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in the US.

The announcement came two days after voters across the US rejected several proposals supporting data centre development. The election results showed growing resistance to AI data centres, with voters raising concerns about their impact on local communities, electricity bills and the environment, according to CNBC.

OpenAI said it will seek public feedback before building data centres that it owns and operates. The company has promised to i...