Anyone else feel like an outsider when AI comes up with family and friends?

I work in tech. I understand how these models actually work - the architecture, the limitations, the genuine capability. So when AI comes up at dinner and someone says "AI is going to destroy creativity" or "it's all just hype" or "I don't trust any of it," I never quite know what to do with that. It's not that I think they're stupid. Most of them are smart people with reasonable instincts. But the opinions are usually formed entirely by headlines and vibes, and the gap between what I know to be true and what they're reacting to is so wide that I don't even know where to start.