I'm trying to see the analogy ... if I ask a barber if I need a hair cut and they say "Of course you do." they may be lying because they want the $15 (well, I'm bald so ...)
How does the ML researcher gain from lying "In year X" if they don't believe that to be true? It's a tenuous connection.
How does the ML researcher gain from lying "In year X" if they don't believe that to be true? It's a tenuous connection.