You're making an assumption there, that "advance" is just one axis. There are many ways a society could "advance", many of which are wildly impeded by current

You're making an assumption there, that "advance" is just one axis. There are many ways a society could "advance", many of which are wildly impeded by current AI technologies. I'm just not sold that it's a good technology to let run free without any regulation. (Heck, not many are.)