Agentic Pods
Coverage of Agentic Pods in the Nexus archive.
- Uber keeps AI spending stable using cheaper models and employees tracking cost, CFO says
Uber maintained stable AI spending in Q2 by using cheaper models and employee cost management. The company focuses on incremental AI improvements in operations, such as destination suggestions in its app, and has reduced cost per token despite increased adoption. Uber also reshaped internal operations with AI, including layoffs in customer service and exploring AI applications across departments.
- After starting the tokenmaxxing panic, Uber's CTO is back with a very different AI story
Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga introduced 'Agentic Pods,' deploying AI engineers across departments like finance, legal, and marketing to redesign workflows using AI. This approach reduced tasks like financial planning from 15 hours to 30 minutes and marketing quality checks from two weeks to under an hour.