The American nuclear weapons program during WWII, where scientists debated how the atomic bomb should be used, with most favoring demonstration over direct military use.
"In a straw poll of 150 scientist and engineers involved in the Manhattan Project: 69 believed the weapon should be demonstrated and Japan given a chance to surrender before use"
"It's like the Manhattan Project all over again. Except the demons behind AI don't even have the excuse of trying to beat Werner Von Braun. They're just playing roulette with the chance of robo-apocalypse so they can IPO at $2000/share."