>> An appeal to authority if ever there was one. I read it as a clear refutation of the assertion that the authors "have no connection" to AI (or to AI hype; u

>> An appeal to authority if ever there was one. I read it as a clear refutation of the assertion that the authors "have no connection" to AI (or to AI hype; unclear from the OP). Btw, the OP is a typical ad-hominem, drawing attention to who is speaking rather than what they're saying.