Airbnb’s Pricing Algorithm Has Unintentionally Made The Racial Revenue Gap Worse
The Horizons Tracker
AUGUST 10, 2021
Airbnb has notably developed an AI-based smart-pricing tool that allows hosts to set the price of their property each day automatically. “Our results show that a smart-pricing algorithm can be effective in mitigating racial disparities, but that effectiveness is limited by the extent to which the tool is adopted.”
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