(NewsNation) — The mayor of Memphis, Tenn., believes Elon Musk's xAI supercomputer facility will help "a community that is desperately in need of investment," though some residents say otherwise.

The project will occupy an empty Electrolux factory located on the city's south side. It runs gas turbines, which release chemicals like formaldehyde and nitrogen oxides, in the process of powering his AI chatbot, Grok.

Some Memphians have said the tech facility is polluting the air and water in a historically Black, working-class neighborhood and have joined the NAACP to call for its closure.

"We are urging you again to ensure that xAI stops operating its unpermitted turbines in violation of clean air and open meeting act laws and to order xAI to pay penalties for operating in violation of the

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