Uber Makes Significant Staff Cuts, Capping AI Tool Spending

Uber has made major restructuring moves, capping employee AI tool spending and cutting nearly a quarter of its people division after a new president took over. The company aims to reassess its AI costs and optimize its operations.

Uber (UBER) is reshaping its cost structure, cutting roughly 23% of its people (HR) division as a newly installed president takes charge of internal operations. The restructuring is part of a broader effort to streamline the organization and reassess spending as leadership tightens its grip on costs.

In tandem, Uber has moved to cap employee spending on AI tools, a sign that the company is scrutinizing how much it pays for AI software even as enterprises across the sector reassess the return on aggressive AI budgets. The dual move trims headcount in a support function while reining in discretionary technology expense.

Management has framed the changes as necessary to keep the company efficient and focused. For investors, the cuts read as a margin-discipline signal rather than a demand problem: the risk is talent attrition and lost institutional knowledge, while the potential reward is leaner operating leverage as Uber balances cost control against continued investment in autonomy and AI.

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