DOJ claims xAI’s unpermitted gas turbines are a matter of ‘national, economic, and energy security’
2026-06-16 · TechCrunch
The DOJ is arguing that xAI's illegally unpermitted gas turbines are too important to national security to shut down, because apparently the Pentagon's AI ambitions trump minor inconveniences like environmental permits. Nothing says 'responsible AI development' like the Justice Department running interference for Elon Musk's regulatory shortcuts.