I don't think it's worthwhile assuming this level of malice.. Ultimately we choose models that are the most performant. Interpretability is just a nice bonus. I

I don't think it's worthwhile assuming this level of malice.. Ultimately we choose models that are the most performant. Interpretability is just a nice bonus. I can assure you that I am held accountable for my model performance regardless of whether I can explain its decisions satisfactorily. All the business cares about is whether we're burning or making money.