felix stalder<p>For me, this is the best image symbolizing what Gen AI actually <strong>is</strong>. A black box, burning the planet, understood best, paradoxically, through technological means. </p><p>What you see here is a thermal image of xAI's Datacenter in Memphis, where 33 methane power generators are burning without permission.</p><p>Photograph: Steve Jones/Flight by Southwings for Southern Environmental Law Center. </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/24/elon-musk-xai-memphis" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/technology/202</span><span class="invisible">5/apr/24/elon-musk-xai-memphis</span></a></p>