Airbnb adds AI search, more social features

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Earlier this year, he teased the new search feature for property discovery. For instance, if you type “baby” in the AI search filter, Airbnb will automatically show you further filters like cribs, playgrounds, or children’s books and toys. It’s not hard to create AI search; it’s hard to create AI search in e-commerce when you have $100 billion going through your platform,” Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky told TechCrunch. “Anyone can vibe-code a search function, but to do something that doesn’t kill conversion rate, that’s the hard part.

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