Airbnb Clocks Savings From Increased AI Use -- Market Talk
Dow Jones05-08
1613 ET - Airbnb says it is saving by using more artificial intelligence. The short-term rental company saw its cost-per-booking decrease by about 10% year-over-year in the first quarter, thanks to an increase in AI usage. Airbnb is using more AI in its customer support and its coding. Nearly 60% of the code Airbnb engineers produce is now coauthored with AI, the company says, which it estimates to be about twice the industry average. Airbnb cited better monetization as one of the reasons why it raised full-year guidance.(katherine.hamilton@wsj.com)
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