DOJ backs xAI in Clean Air Act lawsuit, citing national security concerns over Grok's military use
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Sophie Hurwitz
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The Department of Justice filed an unprecedented motion backing Elon Musk's xAI in a Clean Air Act lawsuit brought by Memphis and Southaven residents over unpermitted gas turbines causing health risks. The DOJ argues that regulating xAI's Grok AI system could threaten national security, as Pentagon officials confirmed Grok has been used to target missiles at Iran. The lawsuit, filed by NAACP lawyers, seeks over $100,000 in damages for alleged Clean Air Act violations.
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· 3 pulledThe federal government intervened Monday in a Clean Air Act lawsuit in which people in Memphis, Tennessee, and Southaven, Mississippi, are suing Elon Musk's xAI over the health risks posed by the company's unpermitted gas turbines.
The Department of Justice didn't intervene on behalf of the people breathing dirty air, though: instead, it submitted an unprecedented motion backing xAI.
Grok has been used to target missiles at Iran, Pentagon officials acknowledged.
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