The Mississippi Colossus
Publication Journal Article2025

The Mississippi Colossus

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Daniel Cardoso Llach

Abstract

Boxtown is a neighborhood in South Memphis established in 1863 by emancipated former slaves. Since 2024, it is also the home to one of the world’s largest supercomputers, property of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI.

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