Tinder's Personalized Pricing Algorithm: Age Discrimination Concerns Under Anti-Discrimination Laws
March 1, 2015
A study by Consumers International revealed Tinder's personalized pricing algorithm might be ageist, charging older users higher prices. This could be a breach of anti-discrimination laws, according to legal experts. Ready to help prevent AI incidents like these? JOIN US. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM).
- Alleged deployer
- tinder
- Alleged developer
- tinder
- Alleged harmed parties
- tinder-users-over-30-years-old
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