DoorDash says outside AI agents placed only hundreds of orders
Original title: Basically no one is using AI agents for their DoorDash orders
That count excludes Ask DoorDash, which the company says builds baskets five times faster.
DoorDash executive Xu said third-party AI agents have so far produced only hundreds of orders. That figure leaves out DoorDash’s own Ask DoorDash tool, which can build a cart from a recipe photo or a vague request. The company said those baskets are built faster, are worth more, and more often go to restaurants the customer has not tried. Xu said companies should not fight the technology or overstate early use.
- Ask DoorDash orders average nearly 50 percent higher basket value, DoorDash said.
- They also include about 60 percent more unique items than traditional orders.
- Nearly half of Ask DoorDash orders go to local spots the consumer has not tried.
- DoorDash has not shared detailed usage statistics for Ask DoorDash.
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1 min read at arstechnica.com
But it's still early days for the relatively new e-commerce use case.
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