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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky plans to launch a new AI lab, having previously held off on LLM partnerships due to existing products not meeting his standards.
Showcases an open-source tool called open-browser-use that enables an AI Agent to operate Chrome browser like a human, completing the full process of finding and booking accommodation on Airbnb, including proactively asking the host.
A robotics startup, The Bot Company, is being sued by an Airbnb host for allegedly causing extensive damage to his home while testing robotic prototypes.
The Bot Company, a $2 billion startup founded by Tesla and Cruise alums, is accused of secretly testing household robots in Airbnbs, causing extensive damage; a host is suing for $12,383.50.
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky announced that 60% of the company's code is now generated by AI, with managers increasingly using tools like Claude Code to participate in development. This aligns with similar trends at Shopify and Google, signaling a broader industry shift toward AI-assisted software engineering and flatter management structures.