The future is here. It's just not distributed unevenly. Claiming that this is not common is not a valid argument in 2022. It will be common soon enough based on the trajectory of the last few years.
I disagree. You're assuming that these purported behaviors would inevitably spread. It's also possible that they're just occurring or being observed within a small group due to the specific incentives and dynamics for that group.
Maybe it's a fashionable research topic in that also gets web traffic but is otherwise far removed from the work of most legal practitioners.