The people who say it's absurd tend to be the least informed while the people saying it's a major risk include the guy who got a Nobel prize for inventing the current stuff and the leading researchers. Here's some names in the field. 15/19 think the risk is significant https://x.com/AISafetyMemes/status/1884562099612889106/photo...
It's called absurd because it does not deserve to be humoured the effort of writing out those arguments.
> Here's some names in the field. 15/19 think the risk is significant
A list that is largely a pile of clowns and morons, many with direct financial interests in amplifying the "danger"/power of AI.
This is why the doomsday cult is not taken serious.