Sam Itazawa
@sitazawa.bsky.social
Reposted by Sam Itazawa
If you’re looking for additional examples of the environmental cost of AI, there’s also the fact that xAI’s data center in Memphis is currently causing HORRIBLE air pollution. They’ve been releasing so much methane gas that residents are having trouble breathing
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
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'How come I can’t breathe?': Musk's data company draws a backlash in Memphis
The company’s turbines — enough to power 280,000 homes — run without emission controls in an area that leads Tennessee in asthma hospitalizations.
www.politico.com
June 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
If you’re looking for additional examples of the environmental cost of AI, there’s also the fact that xAI’s data center in Memphis is currently causing HORRIBLE air pollution. They’ve been releasing so much methane gas that residents are having trouble breathing
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...