There is constructive discourse, but this kind of commentary doesn't get to the top:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49078376

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49077753

It's not a given that AI poses bio/political/cyber/economic risk in a way that warrants government intervention. Discourse should first revolve around whether it makes sense for the government to step in at all.