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5. This is supposed to be illegal

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 06:15 PM

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Amazon got in trouble for it a few years ago.

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Outrage Grows as Delta to Price Tickets Based on What AI Thinks You'll Pay [View all] BumRushDaShow Tuesday OP

I guess the first thing it will look for is... S/V Loner Tuesday #1

AI is GIGO creon Tuesday #2

What is in the AI program? Bernardo de La Paz Tuesday #16

Good Bye Delta. Do they think we're made out of Money Bread and Circuses Tuesday #3

I'll fly for $50 an hour and free drinks. hunter Tuesday #4

This is supposed to be illegal iemanja Tuesday #5

exactly...you can't charge different people different prices for the same thing. Native Tuesday #15

Of course you can charge people different prices for the same product. Medicare does precisely that. When your Modified 24601 Wednesday #21

i'm talking about retailers. the government has its own set of rules. Native Wednesday #25

OK - retailers. Most groceries have an affinity plan. When you join the plan, you receive a lower price on many items. 24601 Thursday #32

Exactly SickOfTheOnePct Thursday #35

Discounts are voluntary, this is is INVOLUNTARY data collection DrFunkenstein Thursday #42

I agree that the dynamic pricing model... SickOfTheOnePct Thursday #43

You're right. I travelled frequently on official business. GSA contracts city pair (e.g. Tampa - San Antonio) fares 24601 Friday #45

Think discrimination.... Native Thursday #37

Are you sure? intrepidity Wednesday #22

There are a lot of components to this... Native Wednesday #29

Yes you can SickOfTheOnePct Thursday #34

AMC Theaters charges less for a senior ticket than for an adult ticket Jose Garcia Friday #46

It's not illegal n/t SickOfTheOnePct Thursday #33

Zero Marthe48 Tuesday #6

I fly American Airlines... SickOfTheOnePct Thursday #36

I'll keep that in mind when I travel again Marthe48 Thursday #38

Yeah, Charlotte is a hub for American Airlines... SickOfTheOnePct Thursday #39

I hear you! Marthe48 Thursday #41

This is end-stage capitalism. There is nothing left beyond it. It is greed in its purest, most inhuman form and needs to Karasu Tuesday #7

Robert Reich profiled this fucking shitty MAGA bot fuck shit with AI based pricing models SoFlaBro Tuesday #8

So if a loved one who was rushed to a neuro ICU... EarthFirst Tuesday #9

1) AI would not know of ICU situation, 2) Same day flights at higher pricing is as old as airlines. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Tuesday #17

How do you know??? Hornedfrog2000 Wednesday #18

The example given was an emergency, immediately. They would not know. No data Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #19

I think the point was not what AI knows intrepidity Wednesday #24

on demand pricing. price of beans from cart to checkout goes from 99 cents to 1.29 msongs Tuesday #10

My November flight to JAX is already paid for. ProudMNDemocrat Tuesday #11

What a bizarre concept dlk Tuesday #12

No wonder the politicians are alarmed. What if the corporate world dobleremolque Tuesday #13

It's the "convenience fee" for shopping online and paying by credit card FakeNoose Tuesday #14

The vast majority of people... SickOfTheOnePct Thursday #40

I think this kind of model will become increasingly common Torchlight Wednesday #20

So I can get cheaper stuff too, right? intrepidity Wednesday #23

This country is getting so dark BeyondGeography Wednesday #26

We cheat all the others and pass the savings on to you! Turbineguy Wednesday #27

Haven't flown in years and am not going to start Ritabert Wednesday #28

Next: How much are you willing to pay for a banana? Midnight Writer Wednesday #30

The Irony Blackjackdavey Wednesday #31

I'd heard (or read) that flight prices would vary depending on someone's IP address * Oopsie Daisy Thursday #44