A person with ADHD has the power of a Ferrari engine but with bicycle-strength brakes. It’s the mismatch of engine power to braking capability that causes the problems. Strengthening one’s brakes is the name of the game.
many of the safety problems are so hard that they may take decades to solve, so it's prudent to start researching them now rather than the night before some program-mers drinking Red Bull decide to switch on human-level AGI.