Uber CEO: I Have To Be Honest, AI Will Replace 9.4 Million Jobs At Uber! - Dara Khosrowshahi

TL;DR

Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber CEO, discusses his upbringing fleeing the Iranian Revolution, the resulting permanent feeling of insecurity and relentless drive, and his leadership philosophy built on transparency and hard work. He states that over the next 10-20 years, AI will replace the work of 70-80% of humans, explicitly acknowledging that Uber’s 9.

Key insights

• The most important skill in life is the skill of working hard; it is a learned skill, not something you are born with, and Dara has never seen someone who wasn’t a hard worker become one.
• Dara’s core driver is never feeling safe; losing everything in Iran and seeing his father destroyed by the loss created a constant need to rebuild and an inability to take anything for granted.
• At Uber, the culture is deliberately transparent: Dara tells the truth to his team so they will tell him the truth in return, and if someone cannot handle that truth, they should leave.