Brian Chesky interview: AI agents need their own operating system
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On October 1, 2026, TechCrunch published an interview with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. The backdrop: Airbnb launched an AI search feature this week. In the interview, Chesky argued that AI agents need operating-system-level support: he believes existing mainstream operating systems such as iOS, macOS, and Windows were not designed as AI operating systems, and that AI should ideally run at the kernel level rather than on top of the application layer. The interview centers on the launch of the AI search product and how operating systems should support AI agents; it is, to date, the only report on this event, with no further developments.
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TechCrunch interviewed Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, who, as the company launched AI search this week, argued that AI agents need operating-system-level support, saying iOS, macOS, and Windows are not AI operating systems and that AI should ideally run at the kernel level.