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mattnelsontoday at 3:46 PM3 repliesview on HN

Lowering costs to run the infra would show up as increased profits without any change in rides.


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nkrisctoday at 3:52 PM

Do you really need AI for that? Seems like the thing any existing engineering team could do if it was prioritized.

echoangletoday at 4:54 PM

How much is infra spending compared to revenue/other expenses? I honestly can’t imagine it’s that high, they’re not running something like Netflix or YouTube… But maybe I’m underestimating it.

dparktoday at 3:55 PM

Would it? How much of Uber’s cost is software infrastructure vs paying humans?