For me, AI is now in the same category as religion; I don't talk about it because nothing good ever comes out of these type of "discussions."
We should be more open minded and humble about how to approach this problem but almost everyone seems to have a strong opinion about it creating a very low signal to noise ratio.
I don't think you have to go as far as comparing it to religion. Diagnosing the field as being (currently) overhyped should be enough to explain your observations. However, Kissinger's article [1] raises worthwhile and important questions that really should be discussed broadly.
We should be more open minded and humble about how to approach this problem but almost everyone seems to have a strong opinion about it creating a very low signal to noise ratio.