Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 1
Uber Dismisses 2 Leaders From AI Data Labeling Unit
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 1

Uber Dismisses 2 Leaders From AI Data Labeling Unit

2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 1

Summary

  • Uber removed two senior figures from Uber AI Solutions, with engineering director Naga Kasu and product director Pankaj Kamat recently leaving the company.
  • The departures amount to a leadership shakeup at Uber’s nascent AI data-labeling business, a division the company has been positioning as a key growth driver.
  • An Uber spokesperson confirmed the exits, underscoring that the changes reach a strategically important unit as the company expands beyond ride-hailing.

Insights

With top leaders fired and goals missed, is Uber's promising AI division already facing a crisis?
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