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On a Q2 2026 earnings call held Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the company's AI assistant now resolves nearly 45% of inquiries started with it without a human agent, up from about 40% in Q1, and is available in more than 50 languages. Customer support cost per booking fell roughly 16% year over year, attributed in part to the assistant, and Airbnb plans to add AI voice support later this year alongside an AI home comparison feature. Chesky said the company shipped nearly 80% more features and improvements than in the same six months a year earlier and described Airbnb as rebuilt "from the ground up to be an AI-native company." Airbnb reported $3.6 billion in Q2 revenue, up 17% year over year, net income of $816 million, and gross booking value of $27.2 billion, up 16%.

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