# Airbnb CEO: Tech leaders to blame for AI’s bad name

2026-08-13T09:42:16+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk

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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has said tech executives are partly responsible for AI's poor reputation, arguing the industry focuses too much on enterprise software instead of tools for ordinary people. Speaking on the Yahoo Finance podcast "Power Players with Brian Sozzi," Chesky said the industry faces a narrative problem and needs to build products people love and can use daily, such as affordable on-demand doctors. Citing Y Combinator data, Chesky noted 159 of 175 new startups are enterprise-focused. He said Silicon Valley must develop consumer applications because regular Americans do not like AI, according to polls, despite the technology's potential to improve lives.

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- timesofindia.indiatimes.com <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/airbnb-ceo-brian-chesky-to-tech-ceos-you-are-responsible-for-giving-ai-a-bad-name-as-the-products-you-are-building-are-/articleshow/133205106.cms>

Tags: AI backlash, Airbnb, Brian Chesky, consumer tech, Silicon Valley
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