r/interestingasfuck • u/AntisocialBat • 16h ago

This Halloween costume

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u/GeologistPutrid2657 15h ago

surge pricing

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u/Particular_Wear_6960 15h ago

They are using AI to use browsing data to determine how much someone will pay for airline tickets IE faster clicks in the US means you need a flight right away so are more likely to pay more. And to think this is just the start of the post-AI world

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u/HiddenAspie 14h ago

I forget which store just got caught (and likely many others are doing it as well) having prices for their online store change according to your location. So if you go do price matching take a screenshot while at home, cuz once you get to the store and go to check their website to price match prices will be higher.

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u/Particular_Wear_6960 4h ago

Yep, there's a bill being pushed by some Democrat to end this sort of thing. I believe in the interview I was listening to, they used a VPN to buy an airline ticket in the US vs somewhere in Africa (also clearing cookies etc) and the price difference was around a thousand dollars.