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"To not even be included in conversations about what is transpiring in our own backyards." Per the report, Pearson grew up just a few miles away from where the xAI facility is now.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>Musk has a history of skirting environmental regulations, so none of this is exactly surprising.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>But like many other communities throughout the US, South Memphis is already a place where the health and lives of residents have effectively been sacrificed for the sake of heavily polluting industries.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>Regardless, Musk and xAI are quickly charging ahead — and for what? A chatbot that swears sometimes?\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>"\u003Ca href=\"https://quasa.io/media/artificial-intelligence-ai-to-using-emotion-to-improve-the-customer-experience-increase-sales\">Artificial intelligence\u003C/a> may be a cutting-edge technology," Garcia told \u003Cem>NPR\u003C/em>. 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