Airbnb says a third of its customer support is now handled by AI in the US and Canada | TechCrunch

Airbnb says a third of its customer support is now handled by AI in the US and Canada | TechCrunch

Airbnb says its custom-built AI agent now handles about a third of customer support issues in North America and is preparing to roll out the feature globally. If successful, the company believes that in a year, more than 30% of its customer support tickets will be handled through AI voice and chat in all languages, … Read more

Amid disappointing earnings, Pinterest claims to see more searches than ChatGPT | TechCrunch

In this photo illustration, the Pinterest logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen.

After a particularly poor fourth-quarter earnings performance, Pinterest CEO Bill Ready tried to compare the digital billboard site favorably to the popular AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT. In an effort to highlight its potential as a unique search destination, Ready claimed that the site sees more search volume than ChatGPT. According to third-party data, ChatGPT records 75 … Read more