It will undoubtedly help in medical research etc for example
But it will also remove the need for some jobs - You could argue that is fine, why work if you dont have to. But as a global society we arent set up for a large portion of the population to be out of work.

The rate of progress in the area is rapid

Its not just AI thats the issue - but its an issue.

Guarantee in 5 years time, people will watch videos and not know if the people in them are human or AI generated.

Like any tool, in the hands of the wrong people it will be misused.