There's some anecdotal accounts that, through the mismanagement of its acquirer, Heroku is slowly dying after the acquisition. If Render so much as provides the Heroku experience at its peak, that would already be valuable, and many of us would already be happy.

Of course, if Render directly says, "We're going to be like Heroku before it went off the rails," that's not compelling to media or investors. So, instead, they've got to fluff it up a bit with marketing buzz. Throwing in some AI won't hurt, either.