@Mer__edith

A lot of what we're seeing now falls under the purview of the Chinese Room problem, formally presented as such by John Searle in 1980 but with a rich history going all the way back to Liebniz and even before. This is hardly new philosophical or even technological ground.

But in obfuscation and mysticality, the narrative serves a purpose in attracting those investors who are always after the new, the magical, the wondrous, and unwilling to crack open a history book.