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You don't need AI for that. Collecting personal data and dynamic pricing has been going on for at least 10 years.
She specifically said that the new tech would "increase" and "turbocharge" fraud. She did not use that example as some new kind of fraud, only that it could be done more effectively or more easily.
Yet another case of "AI" becoming a meaningless word to describe generalized computing techniques that have been in place for years
Aren't you already supposed to contact the airline and ask for a bereavement flight, which is a discount on a short-notice ticket to attend the deathbed or funeral of an immediate family member?
In 1996, the answer to that question was, "yes - of course." I did it when I needed to fly 1000 miles on short notice to see my grandfather buried. I think it was the same in 2001 when my gran passed.
I'm honestly not sure what the answer is today. As a frequent and cynical flyer in 2024, I'm not so sure that's still a policy. A call to customer service might get you a cheap seat, but it's rare to find a flight that isn't completely booked. (Algorithms seem to have solved the airlines' empty seat problem)
I recently had a bereavement flight with Air Canada. There was no discount, but I was upgraded from my most basic ticket to one that could be rescheduled at no cost.
Typically "last minute pricing" is always higher, but if you tell the airline it's for a funeral, they give you a bereavement discount.
Might? Lol!