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Walmart Bans AI Price Discrimination: Personalization vs. Fairness?

Walmart CEO vows not to use personal data or AI to set personalized prices. The company commits to pricing 'the product, not the person' regardless of customer history. Walmart is launching an AI assistant Sparky for shopping help but promises it won't affect pricing.

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  • Walmart CEO vows not to use personal data or AI to set personalized prices.
  • The company commits to pricing 'the product, not the person' regardless of customer history.
  • Walmart is launching an AI assistant Sparky for shopping help but promises it won't affect pricing.

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    IndependentWalmart vows not to use customer data for personalized pricing: 'We won't do it'↗
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