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Y Combinator’s Garry Tan wants U.S. open-weight AI labs to ‘distill’ frontier models, too

Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan urges US open-weight labs to distill frontier models and regulators to stay out, countering Anthropic's crackdown calls.

Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan told CNBC he would "do nothing" about Chinese labs distilling frontier models and floated an "American distillation regime" letting US open-weight labs do the same to American frontier labs. Anthropic this week released its second report alleging Chinese labs conduct "illicit distillation attacks" using hidden identities, fraud, and stolen credentials, and CEO Dario Amodei has called for US regulators to crack down. Tan argued closed labs cannot dictate what customers do with API outputs, noting frontier labs trained on copyrighted material without permission, and called a single monolithic proprietary provider the true AI doomer scenario.

TechCrunch · AI · 4d agoAI industry

YC created Flock 10 years ago

A flagged Hacker News thread debates whether Y Combinator bears responsibility for surveillance company Flock's practices ten years after backing it.

The flagged Hacker News discussion titled 'YC created Flock 10 years ago' argues Y Combinator and Hacker News spread misleading narratives about Flock while governments banned the surveillance company. Commenters debated whether seed funding entails moral responsibility, noting YC typically lacks board seats or a controlling stake, while others raised concerns about centralized physical and digital ID systems. Some participants noted local governments that previously banned Flock are now cutting deals with the company.

Hacker News · security · 6d agoOtherHN 55↑ · 15 comments

Y Combinator Early Access Network

Y Combinator is promoting its Early Access Network for Fall 2026, offering the community early access to YC-backed startups.

The event page advertises Y Combinator's Early Access Network for the Fall 2026 batch. It contains no security, vulnerability, or AI model/research content. It surfaced on Hacker News with 21 points and 8 comments.

Hacker News · security · 7d agoOtherHN 21↑ · 8 comments

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