美国司法部援引国家安全为xAI未经许可的燃气轮机辩护
美国司法部在一份驳回诉讼的动议中称，xAI的聊天机器人Grok对军事行动至关重要，以此为其在密西西比州Southaven的Colossus 2设施运行未经许可的燃气轮机辩护。NAACP已提起诉讼，指控xAI的燃气轮机数量从4月的27台增至57台，导致氮氧化物排放飙升111%。国防部首席数字与人工智能官Cameron Stanley表示，Grok是支持机密和绝密网络军事任务的四款AI模型之一，包括近期针对伊朗的打击。
司法部用国家安全为 xAI 的环境违规辩护，还首次承认 Grok 支援了对伊朗军事行动，AI 成为战争工具再无遮掩。
Jun 16, 2026
US Justice Department calls xAI's chatbot Grok essential to military operations, defending its controversial gas turbines.
In a filing to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the NAACP, the Department of Justice argues that the suit "threatens American national, economic, and energy security by seeking to shut off the power supply for artificial-intelligence innovation that supports the Department of War's military operations." According to a statement by Cameron Stanley, Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer at the Department of Defense, Grok is one of just four AI models that "support mission-critical operations across Secret and Top-Secret classified networks" - including recent strikes against Iran.
The NAACP filed suit because xAI, which is part of SpaceX, runs unpermitted gas turbines at its Colossus 2 facility in Southaven, Mississippi. According to the Southern Environmental Law Center, the number of turbines has grown from 27 to 57 since April, driving a 111 percent spike in nitrogen oxide emissions. Beyond Colossus 2, Elon Musk's company operates just one other major data center.
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