• Yelp! Inc. outlined an AI-led strategy shift, pairing human-generated reviews with large language models to drive local discovery and task completion.
• Rolled out an expanded Yelp Assistant across all categories in 2026, adding photo recognition to speed service requests and improve matching.
• Launched Yelp Host in October 2025, positioning the autonomous AI voice agent to handle restaurant calls, reservations, wait times, cancellations.
• Stepped up content integrity controls; moderation using large language models filtered nearly 500,000 reviews flagged as AI-generated in 2025.
• Reaffirmed a net-zero target by 2031; solar projects became fully operational, supplier environmental data collection expanded.

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