> They're going to do all those things with or without AI.

Yes, but AI gets them closer to those things faster.

> We need to fight the end goals at a social level rather than the temporary means

Again, yes, we need to fight the end goals, but we also have to stop the harm caused by the means. If there’s an arsonist going around burning people’s homes we do have to catch them but we also need to put out the fire on the houses burning right now (imperfect analogy, sure, as they all are).