Additionally, the newsletter covers various other topics, including a New York legislator's attempt to revive ideas from a failed California AI safety bill, the resurgence of AIDS denialism fueled by public figures, and the Biden administration's plans to restrict chip sales to China and Russia. It also touches on Meta's content moderation practices, Blue Origin's upcoming rocket launch, and advancements in AI and quantum computing. The newsletter concludes with a quote expressing frustration over Elon Musk's political involvement and a feature on the growing issue of herbicide-resistant weeds in agriculture.
Key takeaways:
- The world’s first industrial-scale plant for green steel is being built by the Swedish company Stegra, aiming to reduce carbon emissions from steelmaking.
- New York legislator Alex Bores is drafting a bill to regulate advanced AI models, inspired by the failed California AI safety bill.
- AI advancements are enabling predictions of how genes inside a cell will drive its behavior, potentially leading to cell-specific therapies for genetic diseases.
- Blue Origin is preparing for the first flight of its new Glenn rocket, which could establish it as a competitor to SpaceX.