The unified position which many folks deny is "AI is powerful" or, alternatively, "AI will be powerful soon".

(I'm personally still skeptical about this, but I'm being pulled towards accepting it).

"AI is useful" is too low of a bar, and "singularity is nigh" is too high. "AI is on its way to upending society" is about in the middle, and still vastly contentious among laypeople.

>> The motte is "AI useful". The bailey is "Singularity is nigh".

But there are people like Ed Zitron, frequently posted and cited here, who disagree even with the former.