Elon Musk brought ‘the world’s biggest supercomputer’ to Memphis. Residents say they’re choking on its pollution

Elon Musk says AI could run into power capacity issues by middle of next year

Musk told CNBC that his artificial intelligence startup xAI plans to build a gigawatt-size facility outside of Memphis, Tenn.

In the middle of one of the poorest districts in Memphis, Elon Musk is building a new super AI – at the expense of local residents: environmental associations criticise the high levels of pollution.

What Elon Musk said about xAI's second Memphis data center

Elon Musk confirmed in an X post how much electricity xAI’s second Memphis data center, Colossus 2, could use.

Memphis residents fight xAI expansion over pollution, health fears

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, is facing growing resistance from Memphis residents and environmental groups over its rapidly expanding data center operations. Residents report that the company installed numerous methane-powered turbines without securing necessary air permits. The action has prompted worries about pollution in southwest Memphis. Industries heavily populate this area, which has a historically Black community suf…

Black neighborhood fights back as Elon Musk factory belches pollutants into air

Elon Musk is accused of sidestepping environmental protections in the city of Memphis, and Bloomberg opinion columnist Mary Ellen Klas claims it is “everyone's problem.”A Musk supercomputer plant, dubbed Colossus, is powered by methane gas-burning turbines and which dumps its air waste into Southwes...

Musk's AI 'Colossus' in Memphis Is Everyone's Problem

The tech CEO is skirting environmental protections in a predominantly Black community. But its residents aren't the only ones who will suffer.