Residents Say Elon Musk’s AI Facility Is Like Living Next Door to Mordor

Elon Musk's $20 billion xAI data center in Southaven, Mississippi, is causing significant distress for local residents due to constant, loud noise generated by 27 temporary methane gas turbines, which residents compare to jet engines. The rapid, unphased industrial surge has forced some, like resident Krystal Polk, to move away. While the turbines are nominally temporary, xAI has applied for a permit for 41 permanent ones. Locals criticize the development's intensity and minimal consideration for the residential community. Mayor Darren Musselwhite acknowledges the noise but suggests the outcry is politically motivated, pointing to a sound wall installed by xAI, which residents mock as ineffective. Furthermore, residents worry about health impacts, with one claiming respiratory issues in her children, and environmental groups noting the turbines release hazardous chemicals like formaldehyde. Similar issues with gas-powered turbines causing overwhelming fumes are reported outside Memphis, Tennessee, at xAI's 'Colossus' site.

(Source：Futurism)