Garry Tan on AI Agents, Startups and Open Markets

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Garry Tan and Walter Isaacson beside the headline AI and Startups.
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    Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan explains how the accelerator assesses founders and discusses his views on startup access, competition and open technology markets with Walter Isaacson.

    Tan describes using AI agents in his workWorkflow automation uses software or AI to complete a connected sequence of routine steps with less manual effort., the costs he reports, and his hopes and concerns about jobs and retrainingJob displacement occurs when workers lose existing roles as employers change how work is done, including through AI-driven automation.. He argues for user-controlled personal AI and more open marketsGovernance defines responsibilities, decision rights and controls for how a system or organization is operated.; his forecasts and policy positions are presented as his opinions.

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    Garry Tan discusses startups, AI agents and competition with Walter Isaacson.