Not sure of this is what's they're referring to, but there are people who misrepresent their skills, and they tend to produce unsatisfactory results when commissioned. Scammers, I guess? This particular scam seem to be inbreeding within the indie gamedev community (no proof on this, just a hunch based on anecdotes).

Funny enough (because it's about AI Vs Artists), you can see some of these scammers here.

https://youtu.be/5GO2xKmZsVo