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NAACP pens letter calling for end of xAI supercomputer
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Your News Leader has obtained a letter sent by the NAACP calling for local regulators to immediately stop Elon Musk's supercomputer project.
The letter was sent on Thursday to the Shelby County Health Department and the Commissioner of Memphis, Light, Gas and Water.
The civil rights group claims xAI's operations in southwest Memphis are out of compliance with environmental rules.
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In the letter, they urged the health department and MLGW to issue an emergency order for xAI to cease operations completely.
You can read the full letter below:
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We have reached out to MLGW and the Shelby County Health Department for a response.
We will update this story when we have more information.
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