If they actually were "deathtraps", I might agree
They are safely driven in many other countries
Our laws are way to restrictive. We're drowning in laws and rules

We call it "creeping featuritis"
This is a disease where marketoids make us add increasingly silly and useless "features" that often compromise function

It's conceivable that future AI systems could be developed that would help a bit, for those who respond to talk therapy.
We still don't fully understand depression.
There may be biochemical aspects that can't be addressed by talk or text.
This is a subject of intense debate, with one side claiming that it's all about brain chemistry and the other claiming that it's the equivalent of a software bug.
It's good to see a variety of approaches

This is a very sad and depressing prediction, but it seems to be increasingly likely.
China will become the world leader in science, engineering and technology while the US abandons science and education, vilifies intellectuals and becomes a highly armed, angry nation of poorly educated religious extremists

Bad, Bad, Bad
Speed is not the problem
Unsafe driving is a problem
Street racing is a problem
Drunk driving is a problem
Distracted driving is a problem
Reducing it to a single number that doesn't account for skill, weather, traffic, road condition, etc is lazy and silly

I favor any and all use of tech to catch real criminals, and by real, I mean those who commit robbery, vandalism or violence

I oppose giving police the power to harass innocent citizens who may be a bit different or who are expressing unpopular opinions

Problem is, the tech is neutral and once police have it, it's impossible to control

...imagine a scenario where the tech works perfectly
In the real world, it will work as advertised some of the time, occasionally fail with mysterious errors, and be enormously maddening and frustrating
Legitimate users will get angry
Pirates will find weaknesses, loopholes and workarounds
Actually making this tech work perfectly, in all edge cases, with users who make stupid mistakes, is hard, really hard. They will probably release a low-effort version that demands perfection in user behavior and has no error recovery

...of images and videos will drop to zero
They will be created effortlessly for fun
Some will be good, others awful, but the career of professional image maker will disappear

...futile and counterproductive
Chinese scientists and engineers are smart, really smart, some of the smartest in the world
If current trends continue, China will become the world leader in science, technology, medicine, manufacturing, etc, while the US abandons education, vilifies intellectuals and becomes a heavily armed nation of angry, poorly educated religious extremists.

...by large teams or collaborations
Picking a single person to win the prize makes little sense in this situation
As AI assistants improve and become more useful, it will make less sense

...make each brand "unique" are the inconsistent UI functions
In this case, unique is not good, it's more like maddening and frustrating

...I like the Deep Mind approach
After solving protein folding, their next goal is to create an accurate cell simulation
This could be expanded to accurate simulations of any organ or system, giving deep insight into how they all work and respond to treatments
A brainless body is nearly as difficult to study as a living person. A simulation can be understood at any level of detail

"Invest" and "bitcoin" should never appear together in a sentence unless it's a warning that cryptocurrency is not an investment
At best it's a gamble, at worst a scam

...to support my claim
There are a LOT of smart people in China. Trying to prevent them from getting tech is futile and counterproductive
There are a LOT of smart Chinese people working around the world in top research labs. They could easily return home if they see a better opportunity
There is a real possibility that China may become the world leader in science, tech, medicine, etc
We need to end the cold war and figure out how to work together

Targeted ads are great if they meet my needs
If I'm in the market for a product or service, I want to request all suppliers to send me their pitches
Once I buy, or decide not to buy, the pitches stop, all of them
Also, unless I indicate that I'm in the market for something, I see no ads
I understand that this is a fantasy, and that advertisers will still spam me with incredibly stupid "targeted ads", but if it worked, it would be great for advertisers, since their ads would not be wasted on someone with no interest