Coinbase says it is keeping costs nearly flat even as its use of AI tokens grows exponentially by distributing prompts across cheaper models. Brian Armstrong (브라이언 암스트롱) said prompt routing helps maintain steady spending. He forecast that within 12 to 18 months, 80 percent of work will run on models that are 99 percent cheaper, while top-end models focus on tasks needing high-level reasoning. Investors and executives broadly backed mixing models by task.

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky (브라이언 체스키) is pushing to establish a separate artificial intelligence research lab, while keeping his CEO role. He is expected to back the new organisation but not run it day to day. The lab’s direction has not been disclosed, though user interaction and design are seen as likely focuses. Chesky has long ties to OpenAI and Sam Altman, and has been cited as playing a role in Altman’s return. Airbnb and Chesky have not issued official comment.