Market Watchdog Calls for Transparency on AI in Price Setting - DutchNews.nl
The ACM said some airline seats had 35 prices and one-third cost 40% above average, as companies use AI to set rates.
- The ACM called for greater transparency on AI-driven airline ticket pricing after an investigation revealed significant discrepancies in amounts charged for the same flights.
- Investigation findings showed some airline seats had 35 different prices, while one-third of tickets cost 40% more than average, leaving passengers unable to identify cheapest fares.
- Sometimes two people viewing the same product simultaneously are charged different prices, the ACM said, while consumers spend longer searching for deals amid dynamic pricing systems.
- ACM chairman Martijn Snoep told NOS, "We expect companies will use computer-controlled prices more frequently, including personalized prices," citing AI's expanding role in pricing algorithms.
- Online retailers, concert ticket sites, and petrol stations already utilize AI for pricing, Snoep noted, as similar techniques spread across commercial sectors beyond airlines.
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Those on the same plane have by no means always paid the same amount. On a single flight, 1 in 3 airline tickets costs 40 percent or more above the average ticket price. On average, 30 to 35 different prices are charged for a seat on the same flight. This is evident from research by the Autorit...
Algemeen Dagblad
Anyone wishing to take a plane may pay tens to hundreds of euros more for a seat than the average ticket price. This is the result of dynamic pricing, according to a study by the Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM). The regulator is sounding the alarm about opaque ‘pricing algorithms’.
One flight, 35 different prices: Consumers are unclear how computers set costs
Many consumers are unclear on how computer-controlled prices for a range of products and services are set, according to a new study of airplane tickets by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM). A growing number of businesses now reportedly use such a computer-controlled pricing system, which sets the costs based on figures such as competitors’ prices, supply, and demand.
Reformatorisch Dagblad
Companies must provide more clarity on how online prices are determined. This is the opinion of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM). It is often unclear to consumers how prices at online stores, events, and airlines are determined. According to the regulator, this leads to misconceptions about how prices are established and damages consumer confidence.
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