Their current strategy only really makes sense to me if they're still in the testing and refining stage.
I think they are. If everything goes well they will have published papers that proves that their stuff works by the time they move out of the testing and refining stage.
Any idea how long that will be (months, years, decades)?
If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post (even in Discussion), then it goes here.
Notes for future OT posters:
1. Please add the 'open_thread' tag.
2. Check if there is an active Open Thread before posting a new one. (Immediately before; refresh the list-of-threads page before posting.)
3. Open Threads should be posted in Discussion, and not Main.
4. Open Threads should start on Monday, and end on Sunday.