Thanks for playing! After the jam is over, I'm hoping to go back and add a basic AI. I just didn't get around to it during the jam because it could have been a time sink and I wanted prioritize the abilities.
And you're right, the paddles can squish any object to make it fast! That's a bug with how the paddles increase the speed of objects every time they bounce and is another thing I am hoping to fix after the jam. For now though, I suppose it is a fun cheat?