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For anyone who sees the title and thinks "what's wrong with using algorithms to price things?" - The problem is not inherently the use of algorithms. The proble
by n4r9 2y ago
For anyone who sees the title and thinks "what's wrong with using algorithms to price things?" - The problem is not inherently the use of algorithms. The problem is that it's a disguised collusion between market players.
Matt Stoller runs a great blogsite/newsletter focusing on anti-trust issues like this. Here are a few more articles for the interested:
- https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/the-price-fixing-economy https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/the-price-fixing-economy
- https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/the-banality-of-price-fixing https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/the-banality-of-price-fix...
- https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/23/corporations-price-gouging-big-oil https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/2...