Are you being exploited by AI-powered surveillance pricing?
Are you being exploited by AI-powered surveillance pricing? Image: Hugo Herrera / The VergeNearly a decade ago, Uber revealed that customers are more willing to pay surge prices when their phones are about to die. That data point sparked a pervasive belief that Uber and other ridehailing apps use algorithms to tailor each passenger’s price to their behavior and willingness to pay — a practice known as “s...