Pray They Don’t Alter It Any Further

Last year, Elon Musk promised that xAI would donate a large sum to the Memphis-Shelby County school system to help rehabilitate four schools near its data centers. Laura Testino reported on the commitment at the time: In its proposal to the district, xAI offered support for four different schools in areas of Whitehaven and Westwood near its data centers: John P. Freeman Optional School Fairley High School Mitchell High School Westwood High School At each school, the company has proposed upgrades to the HVAC units that heat and cool the schools, plus improvements to plumbing, lighting and windows. XAI has also offered to paint at the schools. This map shows the location of the schools in green, with xAI’s sites in red and its power plant in Southaven, MS in yellow. The map is about 9 miles across: xAI said work could start as early as the morning after the school board voted to accept the gift. Of course, that is not how anything works in the real world, and it took the school board…