RINCON, Ga. — OpenAI plans to build a $20 billion, 1,400-acre data center campus in Effingham County, a project county leaders say could eliminate county homestead property taxes, create up to 1,000 permanent jobs and become one of the largest private economic development investments in coastal Georgia history. Dubbed “Project Camellia,” the proposal marks the first time OpenAI has built its own data center campus in Georgia. While the company already purchases computing capacity from existing facilities in the state, the Effingham County project would represent a ground-up investment by the artificial intelligence research and deployment company. OpenAI is an Artificial Intelligence research and deployment company. It’s the company behind ChatGPT, an advanced AI chatbot and virtual assistant, which receives more than 2 billion prompts from global users per day. Before construction begins in Effingham County, however, OpenAI is inviting residents to learn more about the proposal during a public open house Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Effingham County College and Career Academy. Company officials, contractors and project partners will answer questions, discuss the project and gather public feedback. “We have to earn the trust, we have to earn the right to build this,” said Chris Lehane, OpenAI’s chief policy officer. “Part of earning that right and earning that trust is to actually hear back from people.” County officials say the project has the potential to reshape…
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