In you're in favor of "AI safety" (broad definition), what's your most compelling cast-length argument?

At fist automanufacturers made similar arguments against requiring seatbelts in cars. 

Imagine what we’d be saying about our great/grandparents if that line of thinking had prevailed.

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Yes, that's true: it took 60 years of people dying before the political will could be mustered. The issue was known as early as the 1900s; not too dissimilar a situation from today's AI discussions.

AI is not a new technology, its potential is well understood. Regulation isn't going to kill it at this point.

It took 60 years from Model T to first seat belt laws? So the technology was well understood.

What arguments did auto manufacturers make against seatbelts?