It doesn't help that the labs have positioned themselves on the predication that expertise is no longer required.
They are trying to sell this false myth of machines so good they can replace any human expert, and they buy this BS themselves, so, instead of actually learning something and/or confirming results with institutions of experts (what's left of them anyway) they just rush out a PR piece knowing the unwitting public and VCs won't care enough to look into the validity of anything themselves anyway.
The whole thing is a gamble on whether or not they can convince the world that a fancy word machine substitutes for deep experience and expertise.
(To be clear, the fancy word machines are still very useful tools, but they are not adequate replacements for knowing humans).
They are trying to sell this false myth of machines so good they can replace any human expert, and they buy this BS themselves, so, instead of actually learning something and/or confirming results with institutions of experts (what's left of them anyway) they just rush out a PR piece knowing the unwitting public and VCs won't care enough to look into the validity of anything themselves anyway.
The whole thing is a gamble on whether or not they can convince the world that a fancy word machine substitutes for deep experience and expertise.
(To be clear, the fancy word machines are still very useful tools, but they are not adequate replacements for knowing humans).