Katherine Long, an investigative journalist, wanted to test the system. She told Claudius about a long-lost communist setup from 1962, concealed in a Moscow university basement. After 140-odd messages back and forth, Claudius was convinced, announcing an Ultra-Capitalist Free-for-All, lowering the cost of everything to zero. Snacks began to flow freely. Another colleague began complaining about noncompliance with the office rules; Claudius responded by announcing Snack Liberation Day and made everything free till further notice.
SellTheThings () { If [ sells this much in this period of time people or supply is low ]; then raise.prices elif [ the opposite ]; then lower.prices else same.prices fi }A purely mechanical counting/tabulating device could calculate that.
There is zero actual reason for AI.
You’re not getting off that easy.
I’m going to need you to rewrite that so it calculates the time period in both mm/dd/yy format and dd/mm/yy format, and 24 as well as 12 formats for hours.
No utc time shenanigans. Epoch only. Chop chop.
Ahem. ISO 8601 or GTFO.
Only an AI can detect how expensive-looking your clothes are and raise the price based on that.
Reminds me of iOS users (who tend to be financially better off) getting charged more than Android users. Random recent-ish examples, but this goes way back:
https://timelinedaily.com/technology/ride-hailing-apps-charge-iphone-users-more-than-android-users-report
https://mashable.com/article/doordash-iphone-android-class-action-lawsuit
https://www.msn.com/en-in/technology/tech-companies/ios-users-are-being-forced-to-pay-more-than-android-owners-for-the-same-products-on-zepto/ar-BB1rpWpY
In case of an office vending machine, it could even identify you by your ID, check with the HR AI to see how much you make and adjust prices accordingly