Lawmakers Call for Ban on AI-Driven Price Gouging and Surveillance

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Lawmakers are calling for a ban on Delta's use of AI for personalized pricing, citing concerns over surveillance-based price gouging by companies like Amazon and Kroger, which they argue exploit consumers and deepen inequality. The FTC's investigation into AI pricing services highlights the potential for widespread market disruption, prompting advocacy groups to support legislation to regulate or ban such practices.
- Delta’s AI spying to “jack up” prices must be banned, lawmakers say Ars Technica
- The creepy new future of price gouging vox.com
- AI and ‘surveillance’ pricing may squeeze wallets more marketplace.org
- American Air CEO Says Using AI to Set Fares Is a ‘Bait and Switch’ Move Bloomberg.com
- This congressman wants to ban companies from using your search history to set personalized prices NBC News
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