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Your AI shopping assistant may be quoting prices stores never posted

“Ask a chatbot what something costs, and it will almost always give you a number. That's the problem.”

— The News International

What happened

Researchers asked AI chatbots what 136 companies charge, picking companies whose websites show no price at all. According to the study the article cites, about 78.5% of the answers named a price anyway.

Read it at The News International ↗