Always Be Curious #161: The AI letter, CHIPS Act complications, and a mammoth meatball

This week in ABC: Tech leaders are concerned about AI development, the red tape of the US CHIPS Act seems too sticky, and Dutch scientists have cultivated a giant meatball with mammoth DNA.

Where do you stand on the fast development of AI and its impact on society? This week, the Future of Life Institute (FLI) Institute pleaded for a 6-month pause in training advanced AI models, so society has a chance to consider AI’s governance, accuracy, safety, transparency, robustness, and trustworthiness. I know, the plea has been scrutinized as a PR…