[Linkpost] “Room for optimism on cultured meat?” by david_reinstein

This is a link post. ACX/Scott Alexander's summary: But now a new report comes out arguing that the previous reports were wrong, that lab-grown meat production is going much better than the earlier reports thought possible, and it's more or less cost-effective already for the simplest products! Again, mixed reactions, and although some of the numbers are indisputable the analysis itself this is by a VC firm with lab-based meat investments. From the report: Not long after Humbird's analysis was published, independent news outlet The Counter (now part of Grist) ran a long-form feature that echoed many of the report's key assumptions and conclusions. Together, the two pieces helped catalyze a wave of heightened skepticism, with their central arguments reiterated and amplified in mainstream outlets including Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal. ... While it may take years—or even decades—to fully understand how the cultured meat industry will [...] --- First published: September 4th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/88KaKw5QejmwrqqvP/room-for-optimism-on-cultured-meat Linkpost URL:https://www.proteinreport.org/articles/the-case-for-cultured-meat-has-changed/ --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.