This type of analysis is a mirror of the early days of chess "AI". All kinds of commentary explaining the weaknesses of the engines, and extolling the impossible-to-reproduce capabilities of human players. But while they may have been correct in the moment, they didn't really appreciate the march toward utter dominance and supremacy of the machines over human players.
While there is no guarantee that the same trajectory is true for programming, we need to heed how emotionally attached we can be to denying the possibility.