Residents in Southaven, Mississippi, and Boxtown, Tennessee, are experiencing significant disruptions from Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence project, primarily due to noise and air pollution from makeshift power plants. xAI has installed 18 methane gas turbines in Southaven, causing a constant roar that has disrupted the peaceful community and devalued properties, with residents like Eddie Gossett unable to sell their homes. In Boxtown, xAI is reportedly using a loophole to operate turbines without permits or pollution controls, worsening air quality in an already polluted area and exacerbating respiratory issues. Despite xAI's claims of benefits like improved workflows and energy optimization, local communities are bearing the brunt of environmental harms, with concerns that promised jobs and tax revenue will not compensate for the negative impacts.