After starting the tokenmaxxing panic, Uber's CTO is back with a very different AI story
By Alistair Barr
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Uber's new AI strategy sends top engineers into every department to rethink workflows and uncover productivity gains.
Uber deployed AI engineers (Agentic Pods) inside departments to redesign workflows; financial planning fell 15h→30min, reports 2d→10min. Enterprise AI value comes from workflow redesign, not task speedup—prioritize end-to-end automation over isolated improvements.
After starting the tokenmaxxing panic, Uber's CTO is back with a very different AI story
By Alistair Barr
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