YC's leader Gary Tan spends at least 100,000 US dollars annually on AI: even privacy from 20 years ago is handed over to it.

YC's CEO Gary Tan spends $100,000 to $200,000 annually on AI agents for completing work, reading emails, and private notes, even including psychological counseling records from 20 years ago. He publicly shares Claude Code skills and believes AI agents should be as flexible as humans in assisting tasks, rather than just focusing on repeatability and safety. Tan points out that the current usage costs are too high, expecting the costs of AI agents to decrease and achieve personal control.