Honestly it's really fleshing out the lore about why everyone in the galaxy is so averse to AI.

I liked the triple parallel twist that all three AI ended up just wanting nice things instead of galactic domination. That's a rare thing in superpowerful AI stories.

The federation really needs to invent antivirus technology and firewalls.

That sure sounds like the Federation to me.

It was entirely absurd, and I'm here for it.

Antivirus and firewalls aren't as useful when you can bypass shields and either physically beam or holographically project something directly into the override circuitry. You don't need to take over the computer if you can take over the controls.