Environmental groups: xAI’s Memphis plant now has ~35 gas turbines, and xAI has no Clean Air Act permits; Elon Musk said turbines were necessary to train Grok 3 (Ariel Wittenberg/Politico)

by #AI [2.0] May 6, 2025 · Automatic / Editor's Picks [News]

Ariel Wittenberg / Politico:
Environmental groups: xAI’s Memphis plant now has ~35 gas turbines, and xAI has no Clean Air Act permits; Elon Musk said turbines were necessary to train Grok 3 — The company’s turbines — enough to power 280,000 homes — run without emission controls in an area that leads Tennessee in asthma hospitalizations.