Ja, AI-hypen går från klarhet till klarhet:
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TIME:
Reuters:
Grattis alla världsmedborgare som blir granne med ett AI-datacenter! Nu kan ni även få lite astma på köpet. Men "det skapar ju jobb!" i alla fall - det kan vi trösta oss med..
GP:
Luftföroreningarna i ett område söder om Memphis är så omfattande att boende tvingas använda inhalatorer, trots att de inte har astma. Elon Musks två AI-datacenter anklagas - och ska dessutom kringgått miljöregler för att byggas.https://www.gp.se/nyheter/varlden/elon-musk-byggde-ai-datacenter-nu-kan-invanarna-inte-andas.c8583f59-04f5-5959-a5d6-172934299cc3
TIME:
But all of those computers need a vast amount of energy to run. Fueling them has been 35 unpermitted temporary gas turbines, which have been pumping out a level of emissions that, according to environmentalists, is exacerbating the health issues of an area already crushed by decades of pollution.https://time.com/7308925/elon-musk-memphis-ai-data-center/
Reuters:
The findings, which have not been previously reported, reflect how exploding electricity demand from AI data centers is driving companies to build off-grid power plants at a pace outstripping environmental oversight, with potentially big risks to public health.https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/pollution-musks-unpermitted-xai-power-project-hits-hardest-black-communities-2026-07-14/
The number of unpermitted turbines identified by Reuters is about double what xAI has publicly acknowledged. The company previously said it was running 27 unpermitted turbines for Colossus 2 as of January and has argued the permits are not required. At least 57 of the 59 turbines are located in Mississippi, just over the state line from Tennessee where the data center is located.
Grattis alla världsmedborgare som blir granne med ett AI-datacenter! Nu kan ni även få lite astma på köpet. Men "det skapar ju jobb!" i alla fall - det kan vi trösta oss med..