"Roiling Field" seem accurate though? The discussion I've seen on here from mathematicians seems fairly roiled.

It's the NYT. What else could you possibly expect?

I think people knew it was coming. Someone rushed out a preprint a couple of weeks ago with partial results on the Unique Games Conjecture because they heard AI had solved it completely.

Objectivity? Why would you want favorable reporting for the machines they're building to replace you, and, by their own admission, potentially kill you?

The only bias here is that we're still covering these things like business ventures and not criminals.