There are only two choices, strong security or weak security.
It's impossible to have security that's strong against the bad guys and weak against the good guys.
It's impossible to precisely define who the good guys are and to guarantee that they will always be good.
It's impossible to stop the bad guys from corrupting or threatening the good guys.

..the competition to slow down while they accelerate in secret

An election is coming and Democrats are becoming increasingly anti-AI.
At the same time, billions are at stake as the tech develops. Monopolists are using every dirty trick in the book to scare people with the claim: "only we can ensure safety"

Shadowy organizations are paying influencers to spread doomer nonsense for political purposes.

It's impossible to convince a person that a true fact is true if their fame, fortune or social status depend on it being false.
Powerful people whose fortune depends on fossil fuels will never stop fighting to preserve their wealth.
As they become increasingly threatened their response will become increasingly brutal.
They will destroy everything before admitting fossil fuel is bad.

The new AI tools are making it easier to find problems

...on the first night it was shown
I knew nothing about it, it was totally new.
I only had one question
Why wasn't Spock captain?
Kirk seemed inferior.

Those who master the new tools will do better than those who don't

Early attempts always suck
The question is, will any of it ever be good?
My guess is that it might be possible, but it won't be easy.

Mercator projection is not some colonial conspiracy aimed at diminishing the importance of some continents but a conformal map preserving angles, which was a cartographic breakthrough immensely simplifying navigation by following rhumb lines (paths of constant compass bearing).

US politicians are restricting our access to the best tech in the world.
At the same time, they are cutting research funding and penalizing colleges for their political opinions.
Far too many people are anti-vax, anti-AI and anti science.
The future looks bleak.

...the competition for worst company in tech
In this corner, Apple
In this corner, Broadcom

...by promoting a fashion-based culture of disposable products and fighting every attempt to repair old devices and keep them working?
By constantly making hardware incompatible every few years?

WTF?
Will the madness ever end?

...it's nearly impossible to stabilize a finger well enough to use a touchscreen, even on a relatively smooth road.
It's totally impossible to use a touchscreen without looking at it.
It's often necessary to pull over and stop in order to use the controls.

... and the tech was used ONLY for the most serious crimes, I would be a supporter. Sadly, neither condition is true.

While it's true that the cameras can be used to solve serious crime, they are also widely abused. If they must exist, their use should require a warrant and be supervised by an officer of the court, with every use logged into the public record.