I got their point and disagree with it because it's a highly cherrypicked example used to broadly dismiss a real and valid concern

i disagree with that. the point is that there are good and harmless uses of AI. the possibility of dangerous uses does not necessarily warrant the complete dismissal of AI unless a complete dismissal is the only way to protect us from harm caused by use of AI.

Despite it being cherrypicked, it is a valid case. Hence it would seem you're knowingly disagreeing with a fact because it doesn't fit your purpose, which is disingenuous.

Hallucinate === Lie

Lying implies intent to deceive. An LLM has no intent.