This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis.  It was originally published at Balls and Strikes.

Since August of last year, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has been building and operating a fleet of gas-fired combustion turbines in Memphis-area Black neighborhoods, in order to power a massive data center called Colossus. Each turbine is the size of a single-family home. 

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Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has been constructing and operating gas-fired combustion turbines in Memphis-area Black neighborhoods since August of last year. These turbines, comparable in size to single-family homes, are intended to power a large data center named Colossus. This initiative raises concerns about its impact on the local community, particularly given its environmental implications. The article, featured in TPM Cafe and originally published at Balls and Strikes, highlights the intersection of technology, community, and social responsibility in the context of Musk’s project.