I don't think that uncovering faults and cracks is a disincentive. Prohibiting use of machine learning techniques and technologies definitely reduces the addre

I don't think that uncovering faults and cracks is a disincentive. Prohibiting use of machine learning techniques and technologies definitely reduces the addressible market, and, thus, profit incentive. There are plenty of reasons to do research and make strides, but "big pot of gold at the end of the rainbow" is one we have to acknowledge the existence of. As far as paper angle goes, sometimes the angle is "what we spent the last year doing is noteworthy enough to warrant publication". Read every paper skeptically. Make it prove to you that it has the data, rigor, and reproducibility to support its claims.