# Ex Reddit CEO Splits AI Risk In Two And Venture Capital Is Funding Both

> Source: <https://www.machinebrief.com/news/ex-reddit-ceo-splits-ai-risk-in-two-and-venture-capital-is-f-h63w>
> Published: 2026-09-19 12:53:37+00:00

# Ex Reddit CEO Splits AI Risk In Two And Venture Capital Is Funding Both

By Josipa Majic Predin, ContributorSource: 

[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)
Former Reddit CEO Yishan Wong says 

[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.
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