Airbnb Inc. Chief Executive Officer Brian Chesky said Silicon Valley needs to build more consumer-facing AI products if it wants to narrow public skepticism, arguing that the sector's bias toward enterprise customers has left ordinary users with too few practical reasons to embrace the technology. Speaking on the "Power Players with Brian Sozzi" podcast, Chesky said AI has both a narrative problem and a product problem, and pointed to affordable on-demand medical consultations as an example of how consumer AI could deliver visible everyday value. Chesky, who serves on the board of Y Combinator, said 159 of the latest 175 companies in the accelerator were targeting enterprises rather than consumers, a shift he said reflects founders' growing reluctance to build for the mass market. Public trust remains weak: a June Pew Research Center report found 40% of U.S. adults expect AI to have a negative effect on society over the next 20 years, versus 16% who expect a positive impact. Adoption for financial guidance is still limited, with 18% of U.S. adults saying they used ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini over the past year, compared with 32% who used professional financial advisers and 73% who relied on internet research; use was higher among Gen Z and millennials at 26% and 25%, versus 7% for baby boomers. Gallup found 65% of employees at organizations using AI reported personal productivity gains, even as job-market optimism in the U.S. and Canada fell 23 percentage points since 2019. Several AI companies have responded with advertising campaigns and long-form manifestos, including Meta Platforms Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg's 6,500-word essay "The Future is for Everyone," but Chesky argued public opinion will improve more effectively when people experience useful products directly. He has separately said Airbnb's own AI rollout has produced revenue and productivity gains, with 45% of AI-handled guest interactions resolved without human help.