Airbnb says AI is helping it ship features faster as it tests a new search function
Airbnb is leveraging AI to accelerate its internal development processes, reporting a 60% reduction in time from concept to launch. While the company remains cautious about consumer-facing AI, it is now testing an AI-powered search feature that allows for natural language queries.
Why it matters
It demonstrates how established tech companies are prioritizing AI for operational efficiency and internal productivity over immediate consumer-facing chatbot interfaces.
Airbnb might be taking slow steps to roll out AI features to its consumer-facing interface, but the company is rapidly adopting the tech to build product. Earlier this year, the company said AI is writing 60% of its code . In its latest earnings call, co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky said AI is helping Airbnb create features at rapid rate.
Chesky said that because of AI, the company has reduced time from conceptualization to finally shopping features by 60%.
“Today, we’re building, testing, and iterating faster than we could just a year ago. Across some of our key initiatives, we’ve reduced the time from concept to launch by as much as 60%. And compared to the same 6 months last year, we’ve increased the number of features and improvements we shipped this year by nearly 80%,” he said during the company’s second-quarter earnings call.
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