Nothing perplexing about it, there have been a multitude of grandiose promises by the AI area and I think people are just getting tired of it so they might expect more radical results at the current point of time.

Research is indeed incremental and revolutions only happen after critical mass has been accumulated in one or more areas, leading to a breakthrough that wasn't possible before. Sure.

And since that's true, let's just temper the expectations of the wider public. Investors and governments might need the grandiose claims in order for the area to receive money but everybody else needs a balanced and objective take on the question "Where is the area right now?"

If it can't fold laundry, or cook by physically picking stuff up from the fridge, well, let's just say it out loud and be done with it. That way nobody will be perplexed. :P