"Reporting on Musk's AI ambitions, the Wall Street Journal revealed over the weekend that Musk is getting close to finishing construction on a massive facility, which he says will sport over 500,000 AI chips. Creatively dubbed "Colossus 2" after its elder sibling across the dirt road, sources familiar with the project told the WSJ that the data center needs roughly 300,000 more Nvidia chips before the project is officially wrapped."
"The news follows the rapid construction of the first Colossus megasite, which Musk powered with noxious portable methane generators in order to bypass local laws and open the doors as quickly as possible. The tech tycoon has since purchased a nearby power plant to satisfy the data center's immense energy needs - something he'll need plenty of to take Colossus 2 online."
""In one year, xAI has become the second largest taxpayer in the city and county after FedEx," Bill Dunavant III, a member of the Memphis chamber of commerce told the WSJ. Dunavant didn't mention that it's also slated to become one of the city's top polluters, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council, which noted that nearby residents are struggling with rolling blackouts, skyrocketing utility bills, and even more toxic smog than there already was."
Musk is close to finishing construction of a massive AI data center in Memphis, Tennessee, intended to match an existing 114-acre facility. The site is planned to house over 500,000 AI chips and still needs roughly 300,000 more Nvidia chips. The additional chips alone are expected to cost at least $18 billion, excluding earlier chip purchases and building costs. The first Colossus site used portable methane generators to accelerate opening, and Musk has purchased a nearby power plant to meet the immense energy demands. Local impacts include xAI becoming a top taxpayer and concerns about pollution, blackouts, and rising utility bills.
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