There is always going to be people who against any new technology and who makes up reasons to be against it.
The best defence is to move so quickly that you are an established part of the business framework by the time these forces can gather, or to go so slowly that nobody takes you as a threat.
No, successfully navigate past this version of Covid vacine deniers, 5g conspiracists etc.
In ten years we will enjoy a higher productivity due to AI and a richer society as a result. We have already seen it with protein folding which AI is amazing at[0].
The only reasonable fear of AI is for some jobs and that China gets their first.
Right, it is perfectly valid to only accept the potential good points while neglecting all the potential bad points.
This is no different then saying "Look, nuclear weapons aren't actually dangerous, if they were we'd all be dead because the apocalypse would have already happened", which is probably the dumbest take on the close calls and real risks that exist.
The best defence is to move so quickly that you are an established part of the business framework by the time these forces can gather, or to go so slowly that nobody takes you as a threat.
No startup can go slowly.