Y Combinator's Garry Tan Spends Up to $200K a Year on AI
Garry Tan of Y Combinator says he uses AI agents so heavily that he spends up to $200K a year on tokens. He made the remark on a new episode of Walter Isaacson's podcast, The Builders. He joked that the work leaves him so excited that he barely sleeps.
Quick glossaryY Combinator, AI agents, Tokens
- Y Combinator
- A Silicon Valley startup accelerator, best known for helping early-stage startups get funding and launch.
- AI agents
- Software programs that can carry out several steps of a task on their own, with little help.
- Tokens
- The small chunks of text an AI reads and writes, which companies often pay for by the amount used.
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