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xAI pays homeowners near data center to waive noise lawsuits
Original: the guardian
Elon Musk's AI company xAI is buying out residents living near its Memphis data center who agree not to sue over noise from the facility. The site, which hosts the Supercomputer used to train Grok, has drawn repeated complaints from neighbours about constant hum from turbines and cooling equipment. Critics say the buyouts pressure residents into silence, while supporters frame them as compensation.
Why now: People are discussing the ethics of tech companies paying residents to give up legal rights over environmental complaints.
Evidence
- Epic Games Discovers That It Doesn't Like AI When People Use It to Rip Off Its Own Products · Futurism
- Tommy Robinson found guilty of harassing two journalists · Sky News
- Tommy Robinson found guilty of harassing journalists · The Telegraph
- xAI is buying out homeowners who promise not to sue over data center noise · The Verge
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