AI is reshaping Uber — gradually, and as it keeps a handle on AI spending.
The ride-hailing company kept a lid on its token spending during the second quarter by “by setting better defaults for different use cases,” using lower-cost models for some tasks, and “letting employees more clearly understand and manage their spend,” CFO Balaji Krishnamurthy said in prepared remarks after the company reported quarterly earnings on Wednesday.
“As a result, cost per token has declined over the past several months, even as adoption has continued to increase, allowing us to keep overall AI spend broadly stable,” Krishnamurthy said.
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