Uber's COO says it's getting harder to justify the money spent on AI tokenmaxxing
Summary
Uber's COO Andrew Macdonald says it's getting harder to justify AI spending as higher token usage does not clearly translate into more useful consumer features. The piece references Uber's CTO budget discussions, the CEO's note on slowing hiring to counter AI investments, and contrasts with Duolingo's reversal of AI usage in performance reviews.