💬 Quoted… “An out-of-control race to develop and deploy ever more powerful digital minds that no one – not even their creators – can understand, predict or reliably control.”

How an open letter, signed by more than 1,000 tech leaders, researchers, and experts including Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Steve Wozniak, framed the ongoing development of artificial intelligence. The letter went on to call for an immediate six-month pause in the development of AI systems more powerful than OpenAI's newly launched GPT-4.

• If a consensus can’t be reached among private companies, the letter urges world governments to step in and implement the AI moratorium instead.

⚾ Stat of the Day: To those of you playing hooky to attend Opening Day, prepare to shell out a pretty penny. The average cost for four adults to see a live Major League Baseball game last year, including tickets, parking, and food, was $256.

🤯 Did You Know?... Earth is the only known planet with enough oxygen for fire to exist. The two most important parts of the band Earth, Wind & Fire have finally been revealed.

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