Airbnb. Introducing AIbnb. According to Bloomberg, Brian Chesky is secretly building a new AI lab on the side. This lab will focus on user interaction and design. Currently in the early stages of raising capital, Chesky will remain CEO of Airbnb without running the new business on a day-to-day basis.
The move is in line with a stance he has held for years. Unlike rivals Expedia and Booking Holdings, Airbnb has never partnered with OpenAI. Chesky argues that AI for travel requires rich visual interfaces rather than text-based chatbots. This belief probably has something to do with his background in design school. He has already turned Airbnb into what he calls the Amazon for travel, adding hotel, car rental and grocery delivery. Currently, 60% of the company’s code is generated by AI.
New Labs is Founder Mode in its purest form, a term coined by Paul Graham in 2024 after studying Chesky’s approach. If the tools you need don’t exist, build them.
Airbnb. Introducing AIbnb. According to Bloomberg, Brian Chesky is secretly building a new AI lab on the side. This lab will focus on user interaction and design. Currently in the early stages of raising capital, Chesky will remain CEO of Airbnb without running the new business on a day-to-day basis.
The move is in line with a stance he has held for years. Unlike rivals Expedia and Booking Holdings, Airbnb has never partnered with OpenAI. Chesky argues that AI for travel requires rich visual interfaces rather than text-based chatbots. This belief probably has something to do with his background in design school. He has already turned Airbnb into what he calls the Amazon for travel, adding hotel, car rental and grocery delivery. Currently, 60% of the company’s code is generated by AI.
New Labs is Founder Mode in its purest form, a term coined by Paul Graham in 2024 after studying Chesky’s approach. If the tools you need don’t exist, build them.
