I, and by extension, you, are assuming it was a misconception at all in the first place. My jury's still out. Could be a "his views on AI will permeate Google

I, and by extension, you, are assuming it was a misconception at all in the first place. My jury's still out. Could be a "his views on AI will permeate Google as a whole, too, who happen to be in a position to execute on it" sort of thing, too, knowing full well why he was hired. I agree with the tongue-in-cheek jab above, though, sounds more like a "I know the answer, why don't you?" sort of letter.