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Uber's COO says it's getting harder to justify the money spent on AI tokenmaxxing
Operations chief Andrew Macdonald said he's not seeing proportional productivity gains from increasing AI costs within Uber.
TL;DR
- Uber's operations chief Andrew Macdonald questions the return on investment for AI spending.
- He noted that increased AI token usage does not translate into a proportional increase in useful consumer features.
- The company faces challenges in justifying AI costs due to the lack of a clear link to improved products.
- Uber's CEO previously mentioned slowing hiring to offset AI investments.
- Other companies, like Duolingo, have also re-evaluated their approach to AI usage and performance metrics.