Tagged: ai

Bad AI-Generated Traveler Info Provokes Religious Tension: 'Mistakes Like This Can Be Dangerous'

When Kim Kardashian recently failed to pass the California bar exam, she blamed ChatGPT for feeding her wrong information.You might not be daft enough to study for such an important…

Airbnb Scam Warning: AI-Altered Photos Used to Accuse Guest of Causing $16,000 in Damage

Airbnb has had to apologize and issue a refund to a guest after a host allegedly used AI to create fraudulent photos in support of a claim that the guest had caused a whopping $16,000…

Hertz Is Using AI Scanners to Charge for Rental Car Damage That Human Eyes Miss

Hertz is not a company known for mastering technology. After all, it was just a few years ago that dozens of former customers accused the car rental agency of ordering them to be…

AI-Driven Surge Pricing Comes to Airfares and Hotel Rates

It’s bad enough when you need an Uber just as the ball game is ending across town, and a $24 ride jumps to $68.But now that $549 airline ticket to London can leap to $849 just as…

British Airways Customer Service Chatbot Doesn't Know What London and Heathrow Are, Apparently

Science fiction led us to believe robots would be flummoxed by trying to process logical paradoxes, such as the sentence "This statement is a lie" or perhaps the idea of "jumbo…

How to Spot Fake Reviews Written By AI, According to an AI Professional

Fake reviews of hotels, restaurants, and tours have been a problem for travelers since the earliest days of the internet. But now that sketchy businesses can use artificial…

Attractions Are Using AI to Charge You More for Tickets, Minute by Minute

Remember when there was a high season and a low season? Those concepts are now as antiquated as silent films or Napster. Today, prices for all sorts of attractions—observation decks,…

Notice Airfare Getting Higher? Artificial Intelligence May Be to Blame

December 6, 2024If you have seen airfares rising at your home airport on certain airlines, it's not your imagination. Airlines are now using artificial intelligence to see how high…