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xAI offered to buy Mississippi homes to settle datacenter noise disputes, residents say

Original: Oliver Milman: ‘Elonville’: # US residents say Musk’s # xAI offered to buy homes if they don’t sue over datacenter noise

Residents in Mississippi say Elon Musk's xAI has been offering to buy homes near its datacenters on condition that owners do not sue over noise. Several properties have reportedly already been purchased, and one resident said a realtor outlined a target of acquiring more than 400 homes. The report, by Guardian journalist Oliver Milman, has drawn attention to tensions between AI infrastructure expansion and communities living beside it.

Why now: The alleged use of home buyouts with no-sue conditions raises fresh concerns over Musk's AI expansion and its impact on local communities.

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• Oliver Milman: ‘Elonville’: # US residents say Musk’s # xAI offered to buy homes if they don’t sue over datacenter noise. Several # Mississippi homes have been purchased near # datacenters and one resident said realtor outlined target to buy more than 400. # musk # ai #… · Bongolian@mstdn.social · 8

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