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857 Uber COO Says AI Lacks ROI

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Kevin McLaughlin @ The Information · 05/26/2026 16:01 EDT

Many corporate leaders say they’re getting value from AI as their spending on it skyrockets, but hype is outpacing reality in plenty of cases.On a podcast over the weekend, for instance, Uber Chief Operating Officer Andrew Macdonald said the ride-hailing company isn’t seeing a clear increase in productivity from using AI coding services despite their use by its engineering teams. That has prompted executives to discuss how to get a handle on token consumption costs, he said. “If you‘re not actually able to.

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