This author disagrees with this take. They are setting a scene here, and explicitly saying that the Block story wasn't about AI at all a few paragraphs later.
If that "bait" caused you to stop reading despite the fact that you probably agree with the author's sentiment, it's not very good bait.
If that "bait" caused you to stop reading despite the fact that you probably agree with the author's sentiment, it's not very good bait.