The US Department of Justice has intervened in a lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI, siding with the company over its use of natural gas turbines at a Mississippi data center. The DOJ argues that shutting down the turbines could harm national security and military operations that rely on xAI's AI models.
The DOJ has sided with Elon Musk's xAI in a lawsuit filed by the NAACP over the use of 57 unpermitted natural gas turbines at its Memphis data centers. The DOJ argues that shutting down the turbines would harm national security and AI innovation.
Elon Musk testified in court that he was 'a fool' for investing $38 million in OpenAI, which was founded as a nonprofit in 2015 but later created a for-profit arm. Musk is suing OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman and others, claiming they 'stole a charity' by abandoning the nonprofit's mission. Musk left OpenAI's board in 2018 after a disagreement about the for-profit structure and launched competing company xAI in 2023. He is seeking Altman's ouster and a rollback of the for-profit structure.
Elon Musk testified in court that he was 'a fool' for investing $38 million in OpenAI, which was founded as a non-profit in 2015 but later created a for-profit arm. Musk is suing OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman and others, claiming they 'stole a charity' by abandoning the non-profit's mission. Musk left OpenAI's board in 2018 after a disagreement about the for-profit structure and launched competing company xAI in 2023. He is seeking the ouster of Altman and OpenAI president Greg Brockman, and the rollback of the for-profit structure. OpenAI's lawyer contends the lawsuit is 'sour grapes' from a rival unhappy that OpenAI thrived after Musk left.
