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30. Next: How much are you willing to pay for a banana?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Jul 23, 2025, 12:05 PM

Jul 23

This is our future.

Unless we stop it.

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Outrage Grows as Delta to Price Tickets Based on What AI Thinks You'll Pay [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 22 OP

I guess the first thing it will look for is... S/V Loner Jul 22 #1

AI is GIGO creon Jul 22 #2

What is in the AI program? Bernardo de La Paz Jul 22 #16

Good Bye Delta. Do they think we're made out of Money Bread and Circuses Jul 22 #3

I'll fly for $50 an hour and free drinks. hunter Jul 22 #4

This is supposed to be illegal iemanja Jul 22 #5

exactly...you can't charge different people different prices for the same thing. Native Jul 22 #15

Of course you can charge people different prices for the same product. Medicare does precisely that. When your Modified 24601 Jul 23 #21

i'm talking about retailers. the government has its own set of rules. Native Jul 23 #25

OK - retailers. Most groceries have an affinity plan. When you join the plan, you receive a lower price on many items. 24601 Jul 24 #32

Exactly SickOfTheOnePct Jul 24 #35

Discounts are voluntary, this is is INVOLUNTARY data collection DrFunkenstein Jul 24 #42

I agree that the dynamic pricing model... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 24 #43

You're right. I travelled frequently on official business. GSA contracts city pair (e.g. Tampa - San Antonio) fares 24601 Jul 25 #45

Think discrimination.... Native Jul 24 #37

Are you sure? intrepidity Jul 23 #22

There are a lot of components to this... Native Jul 23 #29

Yes you can SickOfTheOnePct Jul 24 #34

AMC Theaters charges less for a senior ticket than for an adult ticket Jose Garcia Jul 25 #46

It's not illegal n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jul 24 #33

Zero Marthe48 Jul 22 #6

I fly American Airlines... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 24 #36

I'll keep that in mind when I travel again Marthe48 Jul 24 #38

Yeah, Charlotte is a hub for American Airlines... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 24 #39

I hear you! Marthe48 Jul 24 #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 Jul 22 #7

Robert Reich profiled this fucking shitty MAGA bot fuck shit with AI based pricing models SoFlaBro Jul 22 #8

So if a loved one who was rushed to a neuro ICU... EarthFirst Jul 22 #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 Jul 22 #17

How do you know??? Hornedfrog2000 Jul 23 #18

The example given was an emergency, immediately. They would not know. No data Bernardo de La Paz Jul 23 #19

I think the point was not what AI knows intrepidity Jul 23 #24

on demand pricing. price of beans from cart to checkout goes from 99 cents to 1.29 msongs Jul 22 #10

My November flight to JAX is already paid for. ProudMNDemocrat Jul 22 #11

What a bizarre concept dlk Jul 22 #12

No wonder the politicians are alarmed. What if the corporate world dobleremolque Jul 22 #13

It's the "convenience fee" for shopping online and paying by credit card FakeNoose Jul 22 #14

The vast majority of people... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 24 #40

I think this kind of model will become increasingly common Torchlight Jul 23 #20

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

This country is getting so dark BeyondGeography Jul 23 #26

We cheat all the others and pass the savings on to you! Turbineguy Jul 23 #27

Haven't flown in years and am not going to start Ritabert Jul 23 #28

Next: How much are you willing to pay for a banana? Midnight Writer Jul 23 #30

The Irony Blackjackdavey Jul 23 #31

I'd heard (or read) that flight prices would vary depending on someone's IP address * Oopsie Daisy Jul 24 #44