Perhaps a more charitable framing of Dylan’s argument is not that computer scientists think AI is a problem but that they think the solution is to do more CS research—rather than, e.g., to do political lobbying, changing society’s general approach to AI, etc.
Of course, some replies include that (1) some people have done activities outside the realm of CS research, (2) it’s often good to focus on the area you know, and (3) CS research may be particularly relevant to solving this problem, compared with other issues that are primarily political.
Perhaps a more charitable framing of Dylan’s argument is not that computer scientists think AI is a problem but that they think the solution is to do more CS research—rather than, e.g., to do political lobbying, changing society’s general approach to AI, etc.
Of course, some replies include that (1) some people have done activities outside the realm of CS research, (2) it’s often good to focus on the area you know, and (3) CS research may be particularly relevant to solving this problem, compared with other issues that are primarily political.