Ah yes, a PhD. A PhD on “Content-based visualisation to aid common navigation of musical audio”[1]…
Yet another argument from authority which falls short.
Also, that's probably why his marketing was lazy. At least marketing people usually make efforts to justify their payroll.
Related: https://nitter.net/othermaciej/status/1473415770855989252
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_Wood