DoorDash CEO says AI is making engineers faster, but productivity isn't everything

DoorDash's CEO says AI-led productivity isn't everything.

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• Tony Xu says AI boosted productivity at DoorDash, but it hasn't yet changed the workforce structure.
• DoorDash is focused on unifying its tech stack and making all employees AI-capable.
• Unlike other tech execs, Xu emphasized AI productivity gains without workforce reductions.

One tech CEO says AI has not yet changed his workforce structure.

"We're seeing a lot of productivity gains right now from AI...