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American artificial intelligence company developing large language models.

x.aiSenior Manager for Infrastructure: Brent Mayo

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May 14, 2026

AIAnalysis

AI Training Power Demand Is Outrunning Grid Build Times. xAI Bet It Could Outrun Regulators Too.

xAI operates 46 unpermitted gas turbines at its Southaven power plant. A federal court ruling will determine if the turbine-first playbook is viable.

May 14, 2026 · By SCN Staff · 11 min read

Mar 16, 2026

HPCNews

The shadow TOP500: private AI superclusters are redefining supercomputing

xAI's Cortex 2, Meta's mega-clusters, and the $100B NVIDIA-OpenAI deal represent computing installations that dwarf anything on the official rankings. The supercomputing world hasn't reckoned with what that means.

Mar 16, 2026 · By SCN Staff · 7 min read

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