Why are you discrediting the authors points based off of a fluff sentence in the introductory paragraph? Typically the arguments themselves are evaluated based

Why are you discrediting the authors points based off of a fluff sentence in the introductory paragraph? Typically the arguments themselves are evaluated based on their own merit. The "popular" in pop culture and the "public" in publics understanding are referring to the same thing, so I don't understand your confusion. The only thing that's really being implied by the sentence is that scientific understanding doesn't dominate the public understanding of artificial intelligence as much as pop culture does.