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Uber Overruns AI Budget, Slows Hiring; Duolingo Drops Metric

5/26/2026

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Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga told The Information that Uber blew its AI budget for 2026.
Uber operations chief Andrew Macdonald said AI costs are hard to justify because higher token usage did not yield features or a 25% boost.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the company is slowing hiring to offset AI spending.
Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn said the firm dropped its AI-usage performance metric after employee pushback.

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Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga told The Information that Uber blew its AI budget for 2026.
Uber operations chief Andrew Macdonald said AI costs are hard to justify because higher token usage did not yield features or a 25% boost.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the company is slowing hiring to offset AI spending.
Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn said the firm dropped its AI-usage performance metric after employee pushback.