- cross-posted to:
- usa@midwest.social
- cross-posted to:
- usa@midwest.social
MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company is belching smog-forming pollution into an area of South Memphis that already leads the state in emergency department visits for asthma.
None of the 35 methane gas turbines that help power xAI’s massive supercomputer is equipped with pollution controls typically required by federal rules.
The company has no Clean Air Act permits.
“If you let me do this, I promise ai will invent a cure for asthma.”
Ah, the technocratic solution. “We’re fine leaving things as-is, because someone will invent a thing to fix it soon”.