Elon Musk’s A.I. Ambition Faces Environmental Scrutiny

Multiple environmental groups in Memphis, Tenn. said a recently opened data center operated by Elon Musk’s xAI is contributing to the city’s already dire smog problem. The groups claimed that xAI’s use of gas turbines, which power the supercomputing facility, lacks proper permits and will only aggravate the city’s poor air quality. Such issues aren’t out of the ordinary for Musk, whose other companies have previously faced environmental scrutiny.

Musk, who is CEO of SpaceX, Tesla (TSLA) and The Boring Company...