A.I. may be screwing with us...
I’ve known many astrophysicists, and can see them training/indoctrinating the A.I. engines to make sure those grants keep on coming...
Excellent point! What you described is likely rather easy to do if you can influence how the software is programmed. Why would they NOT make an effort to bias tbe results in their own material favor? Who’s going to spill the beans? No one, provided they get paid enough for keeping tbeir mouths shut.