I think that can be tactically bad, as I think people generally don’t tend to be receptive to people telling them that they and all their scientific idols are being reckless.
In many cases, they’re right, and in fact they’re working on AI (broadly construed) that’s (1) narrow, (2) pretty unlikely to contribute to AGI, and (3) potentially scientifically interesting or socially/technologically useful, and therefore good to pursue. “We” may have a tactical need to be discerning ourselves in who, and what intentions, we criticize.
In many cases, they’re right, and in fact they’re working on AI (broadly construed) that’s (1) narrow, (2) pretty unlikely to contribute to AGI, and (3) potentially scientifically interesting or socially/technologically useful, and therefore good to pursue. “We” may have a tactical need to be discerning ourselves in who, and what intentions, we criticize.