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Uber Reports Minimal AI Agent Usage for Bookings

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Uber's Chief Financial Officer, Balaji Krishnamurthy, stated that despite handling millions of trips and orders weekly, only a small fraction were initiated by AI agents. Specifically, during a Halloween week, out of approximately 320 million Uber and Uber Eats orders, only 500 Uber Eats orders were placed via an AI agent. AI

IMPACT Indicates low current adoption of AI agents for routine tasks like booking rides, suggesting a gap between AI capabilities and practical consumer use.

RANK_REASON Article discusses user adoption trends of AI agents for a specific product, based on executive commentary.

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Uber Reports Minimal AI Agent Usage for Bookings

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤔 TechCrunch: Almost no one uses AI agents to book their Uber, company says "...Uber’s chief financial officer, Balaji Krishnamurthy, told Wall Street analysts

    🤔 TechCrunch: Almost no one uses AI agents to book their Uber, company says "...Uber’s chief financial officer, Balaji Krishnamurthy, told Wall Street analysts on the call that the company handled around 320 million trips and orders across Uber and Uber Eats during the week of Ha…

    LINKS techcrunch.com/…/almost-no-one-uses-ai-ag…

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