Comment by JackeJR

Sure. And as I mentioned, there will be screw ups along the way. As with any new capability/tech be it nuclear power or recombinant DNA or ability to locate CP, there can be legitimate uses that we can rally behind and ways for them to be abused.

Checks and balances are never a done deal. If we reject checks and balances and as a result reject new tech because of abuse potential, how then should we as a civilisation advance?