AI & Enterprise
Airbnb handles 30 percent of North America customer support with AI, aims global expansion
Airbnb is handling 30 percent of customer support in North America through an internally developed AI agent and plans to expand it to global markets, TechCrunch reported on Feb. 13. CEO Brian Chesky said adopting AI would reduce customer service costs and significantly improve service quality. Airbnb is strengthening AI-native experiences, testing conversational AI search, and plans to integrate sponsored listings. It said 80 percent of engineers use AI tools, with a goal of 100 percent.