It’s just a play on the title of the “Why Software is Eating the World” article [1] that went viral in the tech industry 13 years ago. It’s no different from all the “[…] is all you need” ML papers. It’s a metaphor, don’t read too much into it.

[1] https://a16z.com/why-software-is-eating-the-world/

"X is eating the world" articles considered harmful?