What is the impact of chip production on pausing AI development?

Should we pause the development of AI or not? A key crux in answering this question is the uncertainty about whether pausing AI research without halting NVIDIA's chip production might actually worsen the problem instead of improving it. [""]. I genuinely don't know enough about this to make a confident claim. If anyone could provide their insights on why this may or may not be the case, I would be appreciative of their perspective. If you don't have lot's of time, one or two resources where I can read more would be great as well.

Here is an article that makes the case that hardware overhang is unlikely. 

I am in the process of re-evaluating my involvement in various projects, so your response will greatly influence the types of activities I choose to dedicate my time to. Thank you!