How AI Is Making Everything More Expensive (And How It Tricks You)

If AI is cutting costs for businesses, why are you still paying more? Behind the price on your screen, algorithms may be estimating how much you're willing to spend. You’ve probably felt it: a grocery bill that keeps growing, a ride that suddenly costs more, or an online price you can’t quite explain. Technology was supposed to make everyday life easier. So where are the savings going? In this documentary, we explore AI pricing, surveillance pricing, and the gap between lower business costs and what customers actually pay. From Instacart’s pricing experiments to concerns about airline fares and hotel pricing software, we examine what the evidence shows—and what remains unproven. At the heart of it is a simple question: when companies become more efficient, who benefits? Have you ever been shown a different price than someone else for the same product or service? Share what happened in the comments. Subscribe to Economic Future to understand the forces shaping your money, your work, and your future. #aipricing #costofliving