Why Digital Price Tags Are Spooking Shoppers
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Why Digital Price Tags Are Spooking Shoppers

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 27, 20269 min

American shoppers are worried that businesses are using artificial intelligence and other tech to inflate prices. WSJ retail reporter Sarah Nassauer says that’s driven by data privacy concerns, rising costs of living, and AI anxiety. But is it actually becoming more common? Danny Lewis hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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This episode is sponsored by NYU Langone Health. Here's Michael Minkowski, PhD, an assistant professor at NYU Grossman School of Medicine on the results of a recent study he spearheaded

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examining the evolution of online patient portals. Different patients feel comfortable reaching out in a different way to the provider and also allows to express the worries,

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the inquiry about the medication report outcomes. It's a great new modality, but also healthcare system have to adapt and workflows have to adapt this new communication.

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