Exactly. Politicians lack the scientific knowledge to understand new technologies so, they get advisors to give them the cliff-notes versions to describe new tech. And, those advisors are basically just corporate lobbyists, looking to sell their products (mostly to the military) and rake in cash from US tax payers, with little regard for potential abuses, and problems that can happen with tech. Politicians just take the advice of tech "experts" aka lobbyists, and make legislation that will pad their own bank accounts best, without care nor understanding of the dangers.

Unfortunately, the US constitution is not well equipped to solve this modern technology conundrum. We need smarter politicians, which requires smarter voters. We currently have neither.