I don't think it's anything to do with the pace of advancement, it's more that many many of these 'advancements' look very obviously harmful, not 'potentially'

I don't think it's anything to do with the pace of advancement, it's more that many many of these 'advancements' look very obviously harmful, not 'potentially' harmful but actively and immediately harmful in the manner of a car with brakes that only work 90% of the time.