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Y Combinator’s Garry Tan uses AI agents so much, he spends up to $200K a year on tokens
TECHCRUNCH · SAN FRANCISCO — Y Combinator Garry Tan has, in the past, jokingly admitted that he's suffered from "cyber psychosis” and barely sleeps sometimes because he’s so excited to be working with his AI agents. On a new episode of Walter Isaacson’s podcast, The Builders, set to publish on Tuesday, Tan put a price tag on his passion.
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- 03 November 2026 · 00:35 UTC
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