Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian stated that the tech industry has been "tone-deaf" in explaining artificial intelligence (AI), leading to "misinformation running rampant." He believes the risks of AI are more mundane than the "Terminator" and "Skynet"-like doomsday scenarios some people fear. Ohanian likened AI to nuclear energy, considering both to be powerful scientific advancements that, if managed responsibly, can bring immense benefits or cause severe harm. He emphasized that discussions about AI should focus on substantive risks rather than issues used to score political points. These comments follow warnings from researchers at OpenAI and Anthropic about the rapid development of recursively self-improving (RSI) technologies, and the resignation of a former Anthropic researcher due to concerns about AI development risks.