felix stalder4d ago

For me, this is the best image symbolizing what Gen AI actually is. A black box, burning the planet, understood best, paradoxically, through technological means.

What you see here is a thermal image of xAI's Datacenter in Memphis, where 33 methane power generators are burning without permission.

Photograph: Steve Jones/Flight by Southwings for Southern Environmental Law Center.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/24/elon-musk-xai-memphis

Elon Musk’s xAI accused of pollution over Memphis supercomputer

Hearing scheduled for Friday as residents receive anonymous leaflets that downplay pollution dangers

The Guardian
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@festal AI is like a Sphinx or Oracle which spews grafted nonsense that some perceived as secret wisdom. It literally is composed that way.
Apr 27 at 3:37pmWeb