There is a massive difference between a brilliant algorithm and actual, real-world implementation.
Timing is everything!
The standard worldview is designed for stability, but the edge is designed for experimentation. If you wait for a trend to be "proven," you've already missed the window for a high-value pivot.
Whether you are running a global corporation or a solo practice, if you wait for 100% certainty, you are already too late.
The speed with which people back away from their previously strongly held beliefs indicates that those beliefs were nothing but temporary expediency.
(Talking about artificial intelligence on your own radio show in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 42 years ago!)