{"slug": "ex-reddit-ceo-splits-ai-risk-in-two-and-venture-capital-is-funding-both", "title": "Ex Reddit CEO Splits AI Risk In Two And Venture Capital Is Funding Both", "summary": "Former Reddit CEO Yishan Wong says AI safety debates fail because they conflate existential risk with misuse, and venture capital firms are funding startups on both sides of that divide. Wong's argument separates existential risk from misuse risk as distinct problems in AI safety discussions.", "body_md": "# Ex Reddit CEO Splits AI Risk In Two And Venture Capital Is Funding Both\n\nBy Josipa Majic Predin, ContributorSource: \n\n[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)\nFormer Reddit CEO Yishan Wong says \n\n[AI safety](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/ai-safety)debates fail because they conflate existential risk with misuse. Why VCs are betting on both sides of his divide.\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ex-reddit-ceo-splits-ai-risk-in-two-and-venture-capital-is-funding-both", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/ex-reddit-ceo-splits-ai-risk-in-two-and-venture-capital-is-f-h63w", "published_at": "2026-09-19 12:53:37+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-19 14:23:17.096282+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-startups", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Yishan Wong", "Reddit", "Forbes"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ex-reddit-ceo-splits-ai-risk-in-two-and-venture-capital-is-funding-both", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ex-reddit-ceo-splits-ai-risk-in-two-and-venture-capital-is-funding-both.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ex-reddit-ceo-splits-ai-risk-in-two-and-venture-capital-is-funding-both.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ex-reddit-ceo-splits-ai-risk-in-two-and-venture-capital-is-funding-both.jsonld"}}