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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.

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[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 71 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Shortened lives, hastened climate change, and stunted development is a small price to pay for being able to see a nude version of any photo posted to xitter.

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 31 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Need to see more people do the nudify thing to the manosphere dudes.

[–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Unfortunately, not many people are willing to step in the horrific realm of nudified fat bastards.

[–] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

We'll 12ft.io didnt work for that one, would you be able to copy the contents over?

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 67 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I really want people to roll up on the factory, shoot the management, and then shut it down.

This shit is a crime against the environment and humanity.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

conservatives almost never do that kind of activism, they dont like to ruffle the feathers.

[–] Taalnazi@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Oh, they plenty do. They just call it school shootings, or "poor cops being harassed by mobs" (when the cops kill any semblance of liberty).

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 52 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Elon Musk leaving his stink where ever he goes.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 26 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

“If you let me do this, I promise ai will invent a cure for asthma.”

“We need fewer regulations and more money so we can bring about AI gods that will cure all diseases and fix climate change.”

“We will boil the planet to the edge of survivability and at the last moment, a super intelligence will be born that knows how to fix it all and return our planet to normal.”

[–] T156@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Ah, the technocratic solution. "We're fine leaving things as-is, because someone will invent a thing to fix it soon".

[–] littletoolshed@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago

Why are the turbines still running?

[–] fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com 22 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Chucklefucks voted for this

[–] cocolowlander@feddit.nl 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Not in Memphis, because that's predominantly Black Americans.

Usually the Southern Republican government grants permits for these types of polluting facilities in non-White communities.