Elon Musk’s xAI accused of lying to Black communities about harmful pollution

The company appears to have misstated how new images show that significantly more gas turbines are being used without approval than indicated.

Elon Musk’s xAI accused of lying to Black communities about harmful pollution

xAI faces calls to deny permits to power gas turbines at supercomputer facility.

Memphis fumes as Elon Musk's supercomputer runs on 33 methane turbines

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, is building a massive supercomputer facility in Memphis, Tennessee. But what was pitched as a futuristic investment in the city is now facing serious environmental criticism. Since the supercomputer—nicknamed “Colossus”—was powered up last summer,…

‘Science can’t fight feelings’: Decades of environmental trauma unleashed at xAI public forum

Earlier this week, the Memphis Chamber of Commerce hosted an online webinar called “xAI: Asked & Answered.” For about 30 minutes, Chamber officials, scientists and business leaders calmly addressed many of the concerns residents have about xAI’s facility in Southwest Memphis. Attempting to deliver that same information was quite a different task at Friday’s public […]

Elon Musk’s Nvidia-powered Colossus supercomputer faces pollution allegations from under‐reported power generators

xAI's Colossus supercomputer at Memphis, Tennessee, is accused of spewing excess pollution to get the power it needs to run all its GPUs.

Thermal imaging shows xAI lied about supercomputer pollution, group says - WorldNL Magazine

xAI faces calls to deny permits to power gas turbines at supercomputer facility. Thermal imaging of xAI's Memphis facility prompted allegations that more than 30 of xAI’s methane gas turbines are operating without environmental permitting. Credit: ©Steve Jones, Flight by Southwings for SELC Elon Musk raced to build Colossus, the world's largest supercomputer, in Memphis, Tennessee. He bragged that construction only took 122 days and expected tha…