They would be more credible if they did not add paragraphs like these.

They could instead say something in the vein of "AI chatbots cannot be trusted, in the same way human sycophants, no matter how smart they are, cannot be trusted". But they would have to abandon their precious human exceptionalism.

Unlike the Iran War, this hasn’t wasted significant resources or otherwise affected US citizens, so I don’t see why they should care outside compassion…which includes listening to the recipients.

Although I've not spent any time on daily beast, now after a minute or two scrolling other stories it seems quite sensationalist and tabloid like