Note that when you consider a claim, you shouldn't set out to prove it false, or to prove it true. You should set out to find a correct conclusion about the claim, the truth about it. Not being skeptical is a particular failure mode that makes experts who you suspect of having this flaw, inappropriate source of knowledge about the claim. "Skepticism" is a similarly flawed mode of investigation.

So, the question shouldn't be, "Who is qualified to refute the Friendly AI idea?", but "Who is qualified to reveal the truth about the Friendly AI idea?".