Elon Musk-owned artificial intelligence firm xAI has bought a 1-million-square-foot property in Southwest Memphis, Tennessee, the Greater Memphis Chamber said on Friday, as the startup looks to expand its AI infrastructure amid intensifying competition in the industry.

AI, Elon Musk's AI company, has acquired a one-million-square-foot property in Southwest Memphis to expand its AI data center footprint.

S ince OpenAI launched its ChatGPT model in late 2022, AI remains the biggest revolution to hit Wall Street, and arguably society. Musk was one of the cofounders of OpenAI, but in

Memphian Hailey Thomas launched a petition on Change.org to "push" Elon Musk's xAI out of South Memphis and reduce pollution within the region.

AI has acquired a 1 million-square-foot facility in Southwest Memphis, which is expected to help in the planned expansion of its supercomputer.

AI announced plans to expand in Memphis on Friday with the purchase of a 1 million square-foot property in Southwest Memphis, according to the Greater Memphis Chamber.