Key facts
- Uber is giving all 30,000 corporate employees access to ChatGPT Work.
- The tool will integrate with Slack and Gmail.
- The rollout follows layoffs of about 3,300 corporate employees last month.
Uber is expanding its use of artificial intelligence by providing all of its corporate employees with access to OpenAI's ChatGPT Work tool. This initiative comes just weeks after the ride-hailing company laid off approximately 10% of its corporate workforce. The new tool will integrate with existing work applications like Slack and Gmail, aiming to enhance productivity by assisting with tasks such as data analysis, research, and workflow automation. Uber CTO Praveen Neppalli Naga highlighted the company's goal to equip employees with AI tools for innovation. This move follows earlier layoffs where AI was cited as a contributing factor for some roles.