Dara Khosrowshahi on replacing Uber drivers — and himself — with AI
About this episode
From the show’s notesIt’s become an annual tradition to have Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi join us in the studio when he comes to New York for Uber’s big Go-Get event every year. This year, the big news was that Uber's expanding into a much larger platform for travel, starting with hotel booking and services like personal shopping.
Uber is going so far as to call this an everything app, so I wanted to see how far Dara thinks everything actually goes — and whether he’s feeling pressure to own more of the user experience in a world where AI companies keep promising that their chatbots will book all the cars for you.
Read the show’s notes in full
Links:
Uber adds hotels to its app in big travel swing | The Verge
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is okay with reinventing the bus | Decoder
I have to be honest, AI will replace jobs at Uber | Diary of a CEO
The DoorDash problem | Decoder
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky wants to build the everything app | Decoder
Booking and Priceline chief wants you to yell at bots, not humans | Decoder
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Decoder is a production of The Verge and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
Decoder is produced by Kate Cox and Nick Statt; this episode was edited by Xander Adams. Our editorial director is Kevin McShane.
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