This chapter explores the challenges and ethical concerns emerging from AI-driven personalized pricing strategies. It emphasizes the need for regulatory measures to protect consumers in an era of extensive data collection and potential price discrimination.
The US antitrust and consumer protection watchdog has recently launched a probe into what it calls "surveillance pricing." More specifically, they seek information on the use of artificial intelligence in setting different prices to the same product for different consumers. Is it similar to what Chinese people had experienced and what Chinese legislators have tried to combat? On the show: Laiming, Li Yi & Steve Hatherly
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