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DoorDash Reports Gains From Its AI Shopping Tool as CEO Urges Caution on Agent Orders

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DoorDash said its internal Ask DoorDash feature builds shopping baskets “five times faster” and is associated with larger orders, while CEO Tony Xu urged caution about third-party AI agents placing DoorDash orders. The company said Ask DoorDash orders average nearly 50% higher basket value and about 60% more unique items than the same consumers’ traditional orders. Those comparisons concern DoorDash’s own shopping feature. Addressing third-party AI agents, Xu said, “you never want to fight gravity,” but added, “you don’t want to be delusional.”

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DoorDash Sees Promise in AI Ordering but Says Agent Orders Remain UnprovenArs Technica · AI

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  1. Ars Technica · AI
    DoorDash Sees Promise in AI Ordering but Says Agent Orders Remain Unproven

    DoorDash’s internal Ask DoorDash feature builds shopping baskets “five times faster,” and its orders average nearly 50% higher basket value and about 60% more unique items than the same consumers’ traditional orders, the company said last month. DoorDash hasn’t shared detailed usage statistics, and CEO Tony Xu sounded cautious about third-party AI agent orders: “you don’t want to be delusional.”

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