The point is to look at who is making a claim and asking what they hope to gain from it. This is orthogonal to what the thing is, really. It’s just basic skepticism.

Even if the article is accurate, it still makes sense to question the motives of the publisher. Especially if they’re selling a product.

What quotes? This is an AI summary that may or may not have summarized actual quotes from the researchers, but I don't see a single quote in this article, or a source.

Conflict of interest is a thing. The researchers could be AI hallucinations. The quotes could be too. Or the researchers could be real and intentionally saying things that are untrue. Who knows.

What is interesting is that HN seems to have reached a crescendo of AI fanboi posts. Yet if you step outside the bubble the Microsoft and Nvidia CEOs are begging people to actually like AI, Dell's come out and said that people don't want AI, and forums are littered with people complaining about negative consequences of AI. Go figure.