I think this article is running off on a wild goose chase.
I remember looking into this when it all came out and I don't think Prof Bouman's algorithm was actually used for that picture. Her TED talk was great, and I think that's why everyone latched onto it, but IIRC they ended up using a different reconstruction algorithm.
Some people were unreasonably concerned with who actually did what with that image, and I wouldn't normally care about it. It's just that this article is trying to cast doubt on the existence of black holes by attacking an algorithm that wasn't even used to generate the picture they're showing on the page.
I remember looking into this when it all came out and I don't think Prof Bouman's algorithm was actually used for that picture. Her TED talk was great, and I think that's why everyone latched onto it, but IIRC they ended up using a different reconstruction algorithm.
Some people were unreasonably concerned with who actually did what with that image, and I wouldn't normally care about it. It's just that this article is trying to cast doubt on the existence of black holes by attacking an algorithm that wasn't even used to generate the picture they're showing on the page.