From a310e0214e938d11e06a16814e525e962dfb4895 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ethical-foss-admin Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:40:00 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] add another link aout AI datacenters impacting Black communities but noting that it is not exclusive to X.com's datacenters. --- why_not_llms.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/why_not_llms.md b/why_not_llms.md index 7431d4c..3c094e5 100644 --- a/why_not_llms.md +++ b/why_not_llms.md @@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ There's been a number of high profile incidents that have resulted in endangerme AI Datacenters are often put into places where the land is cheap for corporations to buy up the land, which disproportionately impacts low-income communities' power grids. This means that Black and Indigenous land feels the brunt of not only electricity bills going up to subsidize these datacenters' strain on the power grid, but also these communities are more likely to experience rolling and sustained black outs, especially during times of crisis. This means that residential homes go without power. For those that are disabled that require usage of at-home medically necessary machines, this can mean a death sentence. +* [Residents Say Musk’s AI Supercomputer Is a ‘Death Sentence’ for Memphis Communities](https://capitalbnews.org/elon-musk-xai-naacp-black-neighborhoods-pollution/) * [From Memphis to Gary, Black Communities Are Being Left in the Dark](https://capitalbnews.org/memphis-gary-black-communities-power-outages/) ### Ties to the War Industrial Complex