Is Progress Necessarily Beneficial for Society?

In my opinion, I feel that progress is definitely beneficial to society. Without progress, there would not be lights invented by Thomas Edison, telephones invented by Alexander Graham Bell, etc... Even though technology has made humans lazier, it is undoubtly a fact that it has made our lives much easier and more convenient. Modes of transport and communication have progressed over the years, which helped many countries develop from a third world country to a first world country. Our little red dot is one example. In the 1900s, Singapore was nothing more than a fishing village. However, competitiveness has lead to huge progress over the years. In less than half a century, it has become a metropolis city. This proves how beneficial progress is for the society. People fear that technology may become so advanced that it develops artificial intelligence and take over mankind. Even if it is going to happen, it will not even be in the next millennium. In a nutshell, progress is beneficial to the society and there are no disadvantages in it.