DOJ sides with xAI, calls Grok essential to military operations

The Department of Justice filed a 33-page memorandum asking a Mississippi federal court to dismiss the NAACP's Clean Air Act suit against xAI's 57 unpermitted gas turbines at the Colossus 2 data center in Southaven. The DOJ argued the case threatens "national, economic, and energy security" by potentially cutting power to AI training. DoD chief AI officer Cameron Stanley said Grok is one of four AI models supporting "mission-critical operations across Secret and Top-Secret classified networks," including recent strikes in Iran. The NAACP says emissions of PM2.5, formaldehyde, and nitrogen oxide have spiked 111% since the turbines doubled from 27 to 57 in two months.

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