Three Mississippi residents have had enough. They're suing Elon Musk's xAI and SpaceX, saying a power plant that fuels nearby AI data centers is making their lives hell with non-stop noise.

The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in federal court in Oxford, Mississippi, claims the gas-fired turbines at a plant in Southaven are blasting "omnipresent and inescapable" noise and vibrations that have eroded residents' health and slashed their property values. The plaintiffs are asking to represent a class of more than 10,000 people.

"The artificial intelligence (AI) boom is wreaking havoc on communities across the United States," the lawsuit says. It accuses Musk's companies of negligently failing to control the disturbance and creating a public nuisance.

The plaintiffs are seeking damages for emotional distress, reduced home values, and other harms. They also want the companies to give up an unspecified amount of profits made from the operation.

xAI, SpaceX, and xAI subsidiary MZX Tech are named as defendants, but Musk himself isn't.

Robert Wiygul, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, said in a statement: "Our homes are supposed to be a sanctuary for us against the world," but "when they are invaded by noise 24 hours a day, it takes that fundamental peace of a good and decent life away from us."

xAI invested more than $20 billion to build the plant at Southaven, with backing from Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves. The plant's gas-fired turbines power data centers in and around the area.

This isn't the first legal fight over the facility. The NAACP sued xAI in April over the same plant and data centers, accusing the company of violating US environmental rules. That case is still ongoing. Last month, the US Justice Department signaled it might step into the NAACP case, saying the dispute raises important questions about the government's role in AI infrastructure.

xAI and SpaceX didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.

The lawsuit highlights a growing tension: the rapid buildout of AI infrastructure versus the wellbeing of nearby communities. Data centers — the massive warehouses full of computers that power AI — consume huge amounts of electricity, often requiring dedicated power plants. Those plants can generate noise, pollution, and other disruptions for people living nearby.

For the residents of Southaven, a small city in northern Mississippi, the AI boom has brought not jobs or progress, but a constant roar. They say it has stolen their peace and made their homes nearly unsellable.

The court will now have to decide whether the noise amounts to a public nuisance — and whether Musk's companies must pay for the damage.