Musk’s AI ‘Colossus’ in Memphis Is Reckless: Mary Ellen Klas (Correct)

Build a massive supercomputer housed in a plant powered by methane gas-burning turbines that emit an undisclosed amount of pollutants into a disadvantaged community. Obtain no environmental permits. Ask permission later.

That’s the approach Elon Musk has taken in the city of Memphis as he rushes to build two massive data centers to provide computing power for his artificial intelligence startup xAI. It’s a scenario America might have to get used to as the Trump administration sidles up to Big Tech and devalues environmental protection in service to an AI arms race.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced in ...