In May, as Georgians rallied at the polls and community meetings against power- and water-guzzling data centers, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp met with representatives of OpenAI about the AI industry-leading company's business plans for the state.

While the meeting became public as part of Kemp's schedule, neither the governor's office, nor OpenAI or Georgia Power, whose representatives were also present, would elaborate on the topics discussed.

"The purpose of the meeting is to brief the governor on OpenAI's activity in the state of Georgia. They will provide an overview of why Georgia and any specific sites are of interest, jobs and investment commitments, and OpenAI's current strategy and timeline," according to the one-page briefing memo prepared for May 20 by Kemp's scheduling director. The Current GA obtained the document through an open records request.

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