YC's inaugural debate: Should governments intervene to slow down AI?
ycombinator · x · 2026-11-10
Y Combinator is hosting its first-ever YC Debate on Monday, 11/16 at 6pm, on the motion "Should governments intervene to slow down AI development?" Arguing for the affirmative is Jacob Coxon (ex-Anthropic, OpenAI); Robin Hanson (GMU) will argue the negative.
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