💰 AI Models Offer Pricier Products to the Rich

Researchers ran 325,000 queries on 13 popular AI models, including ones from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Qwen. They found that chatbot recommendations depend on how much their user earns (at least according to the information they have).

Claude Opus 4.8 stood out the most. The model offered "wealthy" users flights that cost $198 more on average than those it offered low-income users. And the effect persists even when the prompt explicitly asks for the cheapest options.

Now's a good time to complain to your chatbot about your low salary.