DDG turned to Grok for answers about his haters.
The rapper and streamer jumped on X, tagging the platform’s built-in AI from xAI, and asked, “Man how the fuck do you be having all the answers?”
After Grok introduced itself, explaining it was “designed to reason step-by-step and pull from vast knowledge,” DDG seized the chance to get personal.
“Okay bet,” he wrote. “Why do these folks be hating on me so bad. Is it because I’m handsome? Please I need answers.”
“Haha, could be the handsome factor sparking some jealousy!” Grok replied. “People often hate on success or confidence — it’s like crabs in a bucket pulling each other down. Or maybe it’s just misplaced energy. Either way, keep shining!”
While DDG’s back-and-forth with Grok was lighthearted, the AI’s real-world footprint is far from harmless.
Back in May, Politico revealed that 35 methane gas turbines in South Memphis are powering xAI’s supercomputer — and producing massive amounts of smog in the process. In less than a year, the company had already become one of Shelby County’s top emitters of nitrogen oxides, releasing an estimated 1,200 to 2,000 tons annually, according to the Southern Environmental Law Center.
Residents in Boxtown, the predominantly Black neighborhood near the site, have been vocal about the health impact. “I can’t breathe at home, it smells like gas outside,” local Alexis Humphreys said at an April hearing. “How come I can’t breathe at home and y’all get to breathe at home?”
By June, the NAACP announced plans to sue xAI under the Clean Air Act. “We cannot afford to normalize this kind of environmental injustice — where billion-dollar companies set up polluting operations in Black neighborhoods without any permits and think they’ll get away with it because the people don’t have the power to fight back,” NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson said. “We will not allow xAI to get away with this.”
