alt Hacker NewsIf prices drop on United, you can rebook and pocket the extra money as travel credit (as long as you don't book BE). This is typically considered an underpriced option as most travelers don't regularly check prices after they've booked. AI agents threaten to reduce this "laziness tax", and it is something that other industries are worried about too. There's lots of speculation that mortgage rates will have to increase if people use AI agents to start optimally refinancing their mortgages. Seems like United will have to change this policy, fight the bots, and/or raise prices to compensate.
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> There's lots of speculation that mortgage rates will have to increase if people use AI agents to start optimally refinancing their mortgages
What does “optimally refinancing” mean?? Really. This sounds like spreading FUD.
A perfect decision about financing would need to know future interest rates and how long you will stay in the house.
Good, I hate this world where planning and micro optimizing my life has so much advantage over living in the moment, I want my AI to deal with all that (and restaurant reservations, credit card churning, etc) I can live my life with humans