From the "About the author" page, regarding the author of this article:

> Aaron Horwath is the director of AI operations at a creative technology company where he is focused on implementing AI in a way that supports both humans and business.

I'd guess it just means they failed some moral purity test.

> networking frontier technologists

Means they are invested in AI companies

> shape the next narrative

With pro AI narratives because they have an interest in pro-AI