Airbnb's dev speed rose 60% as it prepares to test AI search
airbnb reports ai cut development time by 60% and increased shipping volume by 80% while preparing to test an ai-driven search feature.
airbnb ceo brian chesky reported that internal ai adoption has reduced product development cycles by 60% and increased the volume of shipped features by 80% year-over-year, with ai generating 60% of the codebase. externally, the company plans to test a new ai search feature allowing users to input natural language queries, accessible via a toggle to preserve the classic interface. additionally, airbnb's ai customer support agent now resolves nearly 45% of issues without human intervention, contributing to a 16% reduction in support costs per booking.