Why is surveillance pricing considered discriminatory?
Facial recognition and demographic-estimation models have documented, reportedly higher error rates for women and people with darker skin tones. If those flawed classifications feed a pricing algorithm, the same errors that misidentify people could also systematically overcharge them for milk, bread, and other essentials.
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