WASHINGTON >> A group of two dozen U.S. House Democratic lawmakers asked Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian on Wednesday to answer questions about whether it will use generative artificial intelligence to help set ticket prices.

The lawmakers, including Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, Jerrold Nadler, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Dan Goldman, asked Delta in a letter seen by Reuters to disclose whether it will deploy AI to boost prices through “individualized, surveillance-based price discrimination.”

Delta said on Wednesday “there is no fare product Delta has ever used, is testing or plans to use that targets customers with individualized offers based on personal information or otherwise.”

Lawmakers have raised concerns that airlines could use AI, personal data or consumers’ internet usage – for exampl

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