Slang & Culture
Compute campus
OpenAI's preferred name for the large AI data centers it builds. The company says the term reflects their scale and their long-term investment in computing, energy and skilled jobs; critics call it a rebrand meant to soften local opposition to data centers.
Origin
Reported by Axios on November 1, 2026 as part of OpenAI's post-midterm policy push, and used in OpenAI's November 2026 Grid Protectors Program announcement.