OpenAI and Anthropic Both Found Out in July They’d Lost Control of Their AI. Shutting It Down Won’t Save Us.
A researcher just quit Anthropic saying AI could kill us all by the end of the decade. I think he's right about the danger and completely wrong about the fix.
An update on the air around xAI’s Colossus 1
The Shelby County Health Department's first statement on the South Memphis air monitor, what EPA's own grant file says instead, and the road the mayor paused.
News update: Texas readers named the site, and it’s Grimes County
I posted this on Facebook on September 7. It lives here too so it’s on the record. This morning I told you xAI’s job listing for a gas power plant had moved from Memphis to Texas, and nobody would say where. Three folks gave me some leads in the comments. I spent the afternoon checking,…
News update: a SpaceXAI job listing for a Doosan gas plant moved from Memphis to Texas
I posted this on Facebook on September 7. It lives here too so it’s on the record. Hey Texas, this one’s for you. Last week I wrote about how xAI’s job listings tell you what the company’s doing before the company does. Another one just turned up, but this one is in Texas. A Korean…
Who pays for xAI’s power?
Sixteen data centers, a 1.28 million gallon cap, a $152 million check to TVA, and 15 orders to cut back - what MLGW's CEO told the council, and what the records say.
xAI’s Tesla Megapacks sit over the aquifer. Shelby County never planned for them.
The xAI files Every essay in this series is pinned to a question on the board at rachelandthecity.com/the-xai-files. I’ve said it before and I will say it again. I don’t think anyone is paying attention to the xAI data center issue that is the most immediately dangerous. Elon Musk built fields of giant batteries on…
The Latest on the Data Center Moratorium
Twelve months, no new data center permits. The council's own attorney named two ways the pause could end early, and nobody will sign the survey going around.
News update: the Justice Department asks for a written ruling by September 10
The government asked the judge to put her no in writing by September 10 so it can appeal. The NAACP can win this round and still end up waiting.
xAI is hiring for positions that should have been filled already
The xAI files Every essay in this series is pinned to a question on the board at rachelandthecity.com/the-xai-files. Independent outlets have covered the Megapacks as hardware and the turbine issues - but I have not found anyone that has written about the battery safety, fire-oversight gap - except me. I’ll circle back soon and explain…
Elon Musk is just Elon Musking - who is actually in charge of stopping him?
The xAI files · the introduction Every essay in this series is pinned to a question on the board at rachelandthecity.com/the-xai-files. And for my next trick… Introducing my new daily series - THE XAI FILES… Some of you may remember that while I was running for Congress, I started digging into xAI. Then I went…
Let’s Talk About xAI and Data Center Pollution
The real story that no one wants to talk about!
Automakers sold your driving data for pennies. You paid for it in your insurance bill.
So - I see people are actually starting to pay attention to who gets to see their private data! Awesome! Cause I can talk about this all day! I’ll start by restating my stance on private data: You should have to opt in to any use of it - and you should be paid if…