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NDAs in AI Race Raise Transparency Concerns | New Orleans News
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Louisiana’s race to land massive AI data centers is sparking controversy as state officials, including Governor Jeff Landry, sign sweeping non-disclosure agreements with companies like Meta—shielding critical details about taxpayer incentives, environmental impacts, and community effects until after deals are announced. While secrecy has long been part of economic development, the scale and secrecy of these NDAs are raising alarms among legal experts and the public, who fear they violate transparency laws and First Amendment rights. As other states like Texas and Georgia remain silent on similar practices, the debate over whether secrecy undermines democratic accountability is heating up nationwide.
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