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Re:The end of the rip-off economy: consumers use LLMs agains... by 9x39 on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @12:15PM (#45748921)
Right, consumers with LLMs vs sellers using algorithmic pricing (“revenue management” at hotels or landlord rental pricing) is hardly a fair fight. Supermarkets want to get in on the action, too.
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Re:The end of the rip-off economy: consumers use LLMs agains... by whimsicalism on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @12:17PM (#45748948)
I think it is actually a pretty fair fight - LLM gives consumer baseline understanding of what the price should be. Coordination schemes, even if semi-legal for a temporary period as the laws adjust, will ultimately lose to defectors.
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