Uber COO Andrew Macdonald questions return on investment from rising AI costs
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Uber's Chief Operating Officer Andrew Macdonald stated that the company is finding it increasingly difficult to justify the significant spending on AI, as the productivity gains from these investments are not keeping pace with rising costs. The article highlights growing skepticism within the tech industry about the return on investment from large-scale AI deployments, even at major technology companies like Uber.
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Operations chief Andrew Macdonald said he's not seeing proportional productivity gains from increasing AI costs within Uber.
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