I. Am. Terrified.
This is too close
slow the hell down
This is too close
slow the hell down
I'm afraid this isn't a car that you can stop, it's a freefall without a parachute. You're welcome to try flapping your arms, for all the good it will do.
And yes, the ground may or may not be approaching at an alarming rate.
What is it about this technology that isn't already done bigger / better / faster / more by TV and video games, or by alternate technology like LiDAR or even a Kinect?
There are extremely good arguments for caution in the development of artificial intelligence. It's reasonable to suppose it will be society altering at a minimum, but in not so improbably extremes it threatens extinction and immortality.
As for what makes this advance notable to someone cautioning speed? It's explicitly an example of a removed limiter, data collection and labeling. As such, it represents a potential acceleration of progress.
Given speed being seen as in conflict with caution, increase in speed can be thought of, potentially, especially when fearful, as a reduction in caution.
And, as an example of a technology with less inherent danger, we exercise an abundance of caution in the field of nuclear weapons/chemical weapons, to the point of military attacks to prevent their development.
Also differential in rate of roll-out. "The future's already here, it's just not evenly distributed." ~W. Gibson
Old people are already being attacked by automated systems they cannot understand. It will happen to you sooner or later. It may have already happened and you didn't notice.