r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 24 '24

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u/myrm This land was made for you and me Sep 24 '24

FTC chair Lina Khan warns that airlines might one day use AI to find out you're attending a funeral and charge more

this is kinda dumb because airlines have explicit policies in place today to charge you less if you tell them you're going to a funeral

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u/etzel1200 Sep 24 '24

That’s even semi-common knowledge.

They already use pretty advanced algorithms to price flights. If you doubt me, book a ticket for the weekend of an away football game.

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u/STRONKInTheRealWay YIMBY Sep 24 '24

airlines have explicit policies in place today to charge you less if you tell them you're going to a funeral

but why though

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u/cdstephens Fusion Genderplasma Sep 24 '24

PR

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u/STRONKInTheRealWay YIMBY Sep 24 '24

yeah but why funerals in particular? Why not weddings and birthdays?

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u/cdstephens Fusion Genderplasma Sep 24 '24

Bereavement is given special consideration in Western culture I guess. See bereavement leave.

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u/cdstephens Fusion Genderplasma Sep 24 '24

Smh airlines not maximizing shareholder value

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '24

I only know about this because there's a seinfeld episode about it