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.
Y Combinator’s Garry Tan uses AI agents so much, he spends up to $200K a year on tokens

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Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan spends up to $200K annually on AI tokens, using agents for work and personal tasks.
- Garry Tan uses AI agents for work projects and daily life management.
- He spends $100K-$200K yearly on AI tokens for these agents.
- Tan shares AI tools to help others understand AI agent capabilities.
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