Aside from a few "intense" recent reactions to GPT-4, my experience with this sub has been the opposite: blind optimism, complete lack of discussion about the transition period between now and AGI (or more advanced AI tools), ignorance or mockery about genuinely important questions (alignment, legality, the artists situation), people shouting UBI like it's a given, and a lack of non-european/american povs.

So, basically, just the other side of the same coin, really.

The only way to achieve what you want is with heavy moderation (like /r/explainlikeimfive, /r/changemyview or similar subs).