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Uber president says AI spending is getting ‘harder to justify’
Uber president Andrew Macdonald stated the company is struggling to justify its AI spending after exhausting its annual AI budget in four months of 2026. He highlighted a lack of clear connection between increased token consumption for Claude Code and the delivery of meaningful consumer features.
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