Reddit co-founder says tech industry has been 'tone deaf' in explaining AI: 'Misinformation flying around'

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian argues that the tech industry has poorly communicated AI risks to the public, allowing misinformation to spread and overshadowing real concerns with fictional "Terminator"-style scenarios. He highlights actual risks like agent swarms (multiple AI systems working together) and recursive self-improvement (AI systems helping to develop more advanced AI models, potentially creating increasingly capable systems), while calling for more thoughtful discussion focused on substantive technical risks rather than sensationalized warnings.