Uber COO Questions AI Spending as Costs Surge
Uber's COO Andrew Macdonald has expressed growing concern over the company's AI expenditures, noting that rising token costs from Claude Code are not resulting in more consumer-facing features. The company has already exhausted its AI budget for 2026, making further investment harder to justify.
Key facts
- Uber COO Andrew Macdonald said AI spending is getting harder to justify.
- Rising token costs from Claude Code are not translating into more consumer features.
- Uber has already burned through its 2026 AI budget.
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- Uber
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- Quartz —