@rohanpaul_ai: Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky: "We are going to spend a lot more on AI tokens this year than we forecasted, but that’s great …
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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says the company will spend much more on AI tokens than forecasted due to strong ROI, calling AI the best thing to happen to Airbnb and a key driver of its results, as the stock jumped 15% after an earnings beat.
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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky: “We are going to spend a lot more on AI tokens this year than we forecasted, but that’s great because the ROI is there.
I think now it’s safe to say AI is the best thing to have happened to Airbnb. I think we’re becoming an AI-native company, and I think that is probably the number one explanation for our results.“
- Airbnb stock jumps 15% after earnings beat
From “CNBC Television” YouTube channel, (full video link in comment)
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