Not primarily to increase citation count only (though it certainly will help them). The Foundation Models paper reads more like a grant proposal instead of a su

Not primarily to increase citation count only (though it certainly will help them). The Foundation Models paper reads more like a grant proposal instead of a survey paper because it basically spells out the author's research program. What they are doing is coopting field of methodology under a new name and starting a new lab with that name. This has expectedly left a foul taste in the mouth of many colleagues, hence the controversy.