> I talked about progress, which is indisputable, whatever its pace or current limitations might be

It's extremely disputable, and indeed disputed. Just as with my example of Tesla's video, it's easy to fake progress.

All it comes down to right now is a cynicism dial.

That said, I just realised I've conflated two things which I find annoying when other people conflate: AI and robotics.

China's robots are not Tesla's.