{"id":233870,"date":"2026-06-19T08:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/days-after-doj-sided-with-elon-musks-ai-company-xai-in-datacenter-pollution-case-pentagons-ai-chief-declares-in-court-that-dow-replaced-anthropic-claude-with-grok-ai-to\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T09:15:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T13:15:17","slug":"days-after-doj-sided-with-elon-musks-ai-company-xai-in-datacenter-pollution-case-pentagons-ai-chief-declares-in-court-that-dow-replaced-anthropic-claude-with-grok-ai-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/days-after-doj-sided-with-elon-musks-ai-company-xai-in-datacenter-pollution-case-pentagons-ai-chief-declares-in-court-that-dow-replaced-anthropic-claude-with-grok-ai-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Days after DOJ sided with Elon Musk&#8217;s AI company xAI in datacenter pollution case; Pentagon&#8217;s AI chief declares in court that DoW replaced Anthropic Claude with Grok AI to &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/technology\/tech-news\/days-after-doj-sided-with-elon-musks-ai-company-xai-in-datacenter-pollution-case-pentagons-ai-chief-declares-in-court-that-dow-replaced-anthropic-claude-with-grok-ai-to-\/articleshow\/131859205.cms\">Days after DOJ sided with Elon Musk&#8217;s AI company xAI in datacenter pollution case; Pentagon&#8217;s AI chief declares in court that DoW replaced Anthropic Claude with Grok AI to &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/technology\/tech-news\/days-after-doj-sided-with-elon-musks-ai-company-xai-in-datacenter-pollution-case-pentagons-ai-chief-declares-in-court-that-dow-replaced-anthropic-claude-with-grok-ai-to-\/articleshow\/131859205.cms\">https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/technology\/tech-news\/days-after-doj-sided-with-elon-musks-ai-company-xai-in-datacenter-pollution-case-pentagons-ai-chief-declares-in-court-that-dow-replaced-anthropic-claude-with-grok-ai-to-\/articleshow\/131859205.cms<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-19 08:26:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"timesofindia.indiatimes.com\">timesofindia.indiatimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Department of Justice (DoJ) intervened in a lawsuit brought by NAACP, challenging Elon Musk\u2019s AI company xAI for alleged Clean Air Act violations at their Mississippi data center.<\/li>\n<li>The NAACP alleged that xAI and its subsidiary MZX Tech were operating gas turbines without a required air permit.<\/li>\n<li>In defense, Pentagon\u2019s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, Cameron Stanley, testified that xAI&#8217;s Grok model is integrated in the U.S. military&#8217;s AI-assisted targeting program Project Maven.<\/li>\n<li>Stanley\u2019s testimony emphasized Grok\u2019s role in national security, highlighting its use in firing over 2,000 munitions to 2,000 distinct targets within 96 hours.<\/li>\n<li>The lawsuit asserts that xAI&#8217;s data center, powered by the gas turbines in question, is vital for the Department of Defense&#8217;s operations and its Grok Gov Model which supports various national security missions.<\/li>\n<li>Stanley warned that shutting down the data center or limiting its operations could severely impair national security by reducing the resources necessary to develop and maintain critical AI models.<\/li>\n<li>The argument underscores the intertwined nature of modern defense operations with AI capabilities and the necessity of robust commercial infrastructure and energy supply to sustain these.<\/li>\n<li>The lawsuit highlights the potential broader implications for U.S. military strategy and technological edge if xAI\u2019s operations were significantly hindered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Days after DOJ sided with Elon Musk&#8217;s AI company xAI in datacenter pollution case; 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