{"podcast":{"title":"Terms of Service with Clare Duffy","slug":"terms-of-service-with-clare-duffy-7075605","podcast_index_feed_id":7075605,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/WMHY2747256551","website_url":"https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/terms-of-service-with-clare-duffy","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/de1374be-922f-11ef-862a-73c86226cdb7/image/c81021a8d24cc3cecaf785d790b81711.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"CNN","episode_count":83,"summary":"New technologies like artificial intelligence, facial recognition and social media algorithms are changing our world so fast that it can be hard to keep up. This cutting-edge tech often inspires overblown hype — and fear. That’s where we come in. Each week, CNN Tech Writer Clare Duffy will break down how these technologies work and what they’ll mean for your life in terms that don’t require an engineering degree to understand. And we’ll empower you to start experimenting with these tools, without getting played by them.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T18:18:26.149632+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/terms-of-service-with-clare-duffy-7075605"},"episode":{"title":"How to Protect Yourself from Automated Pricing Schemes","slug":"how-to-protect-yourself-from-automated-pricing-schemes","published_at":"2026-04-07T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/terms-of-service-with-clare-duffy-7075605/how-to-protect-yourself-from-automated-pricing-schemes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/terms-of-service-with-clare-duffy-7075605","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY4206316750.mp3?updated=1775493510","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/2nzGkisFXQswLYT5s325/traffic.megaphone.fm/WMHY4206316750.mp3?updated=1775493510","summary":"We’re all used to paying the same price as our neighbor for the same product in the same store. But that system of consistent pricing is starting to change. Using consumer data to inform AI-powered pricing algorithms, some companies have begun charging different consumers different prices for the same product. Consumer Reports policy analyst Grace Gedye shares how this algorithmic pricing could affect your finances, and if there’s anything you can do to avoid it. Terms of Service is a CNN Podcasts and Goat Rodeo production. This episode was produced by Jay Venables. At Goat Rodeo, the lead producer is Rebecca Seidel, and the executive producers are Megan Nadolski and Ian Enright. At CNN, Dan Bloom is our Senior Producer and Dan Dzula is our Technical Director. Production support from Sofía Sanchez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"We’re all used to paying the same price as our neighbor for the same product in the same store. But that system of consistent pricing is starting to chang…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1433,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/terms-of-service-with-clare-duffy-7075605/episodes/how-to-protect-yourself-from-automated-pricing-schemes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/terms-of-service-with-clare-duffy-7075605/how-to-protect-yourself-from-automated-pricing-schemes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}