Instacart is charging different prices to different customers in a dangerous AI experiment, report says [Los Angeles Times (CA)]
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The study from nonprofits Groundwork Collaborative and Consumer Reports followed more than 400 shoppers in four cities and found that Instacart sometimes offered as many as five different sales prices for the exact same item, at the same store and on the same day. The average difference between the highest price and lowest price on the same item was 13%, but some participants in the study saw prices that were 23% higher than those offered to other shoppers. The varying prices are unfair to consumers and exacerbate a grocery affordability crisis that regular Americans are already struggling to cope with, said Lindsey Owens, executive director of Groundwork Collaborative. “In my own view, Instacart should close the lab,” Owens said. “American grocery shoppers aren't guinea pigs, and they should be able to expect a fair price when they're shopping.” The study found that an individual shopper on Instacart could theoretically spend as much as $1,200 more on groceries in one year i
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