“It’s extremely hurtful, frankly,” said Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang in a January interview about the “battle of [AI] narratives.”

Isn’t admitting you are confused and hurt by why customers don’t like a product tantamount to admitting complete incompetence as a CEO?

They regard themselves thought leaders. They are confused why their thoughts aren’t being followed en masse.

“Thought leaders” is one of the most ridiculous bullshit phrases to ever come out of the English language

Thought leader can sound pompous. What’s a better phrase for people who are authorities in their field?