Alexis Ohanian Says Tech Industry Has Been 'Tone Deaf' on AI Risks

According to CNBC, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian said the tech industry has done a poor job explaining artificial intelligence and informing the public about its real risks. He said the debate should focus on substantive concerns rather than issues used for political points, and argued that an informed public is needed to navigate the technology. Ohanian said AI risks are real but more mundane than "Terminator"-style scenarios, and pointed to agent swarms, where multiple AI agents work together on a complex task, as a more relevant concern. He compared AI with nuclear energy, saying both are powerful advances that can cause serious harm but also deliver major benefits if managed responsibly. His comments came days after researchers at OpenAI and Anthropic warned about the rapid advance of recursive self-improvement, or RSI, in which AI systems help develop more advanced models.