- The company is also providing STEM workshops, donating equipment, and supporting job fairs.
- The Musk Foundation donated $350,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Memphis, allowing two high school club sites to reopen.
xAI, which has set roots in Memphis to build up its supercomputer campuses, has helped Memphis-Shelby County Schools with HVAC upgrades and other facilities needs, a representative from xAI said July 25.
The representative said the company has visited John P Freeman Optional School, Fairly High School and Westwood High School, inspected HVAC and plumbing systems, athletic fields and gyms and put together a “large list” of items and defects with principals and administration.
The schools are all located near the first data center facility xAI established in Memphis. MSCS has struggled with the aging infrastructure in many of its school buildings and is staring down at least $1 billion in deferred maintenance.
They completed some work in April and May, the representative said, like getting fans back and operational and opening up some ductwork.
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Memphis spends about $1,900,000,000 for students 106,000 students or $17,924 each.
Madison taxpayers spend more than $25,000 per student, this despite long term, disastrous reading results.