Y Combinator launches debate series: should governments slow down AI?
ycombinator · x · 2026-11-10
Y Combinator announced its inaugural YC Debate on "Should governments intervene to slow down AI development?", held Monday 11/6 at 6pm in San Francisco. Jacob Coxon (ex-Anthropic, OpenAI) argues the affirmative; GMU economist Robin Hanson argues the negative, moderated by YC GP Vivian Midha Shen.
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