Uber 的高管们对其公司在人工智能方面的巨额支出的投资回报表示怀疑。总裁兼首席运营官 Andrew Macdonald 表示，随着人工智能使用量的增加与提供更有用的消费者功能之间没有明确的关联，为人工智能（尤其是大量 token 消耗）所产生的成本辩护变得越来越困难。这种情绪呼应了人们的担忧，据报道，Uber 2026 年的人工智能预算在年初的四个月内就已耗尽，导致公司放缓招聘以抵消人工智能投资。 AI
影响 如果未能明显证明与面向用户的功能改进直接相关，公司可能会重新评估人工智能投资策略。
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After reportedly exhausting its annual AI budget just four months into 2026, Uber is now questioning whether it's actually seeing meaningful returns on its investments. In an interview with Rapid Response, Uber president and chief operating officer Andrew Macdonald said the compa…
Uber president says AI spending is getting ‘harder to justify’ Uber president Andrew Macdonald (pictured) says its “hard to draw a line” between AI spending and deliverable features. | Photo: Zed Jameson/Bloomberg via Getty Images After reportedly exhausting its annual AI budget …
📰 Uber's president and chief operating officer Andrew Macdonald has stated that the company is now questioning whether its AI spending is actually yielding meaningful returns after reportedly exhausting its annual budget just four months into 2026. 🔗 https://www. theverge.com/tra…