Prepare for Turbulence: Airline’s AI Tool Bumps Passengers Off Flights

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Reports that American Airlines’ AI tool bumped passengers off their connecting flights without notifying them in advance. What are passenger rights and airline obligations in such a case? More broadly speaking, from a perspective that could encompass assorted industries, what does this type of incident illustrate regarding the potential perils of using artificial intelligence for crucial, customer-facing processes, and how liability would be determined in a case like this (vis a vis actions on the part of the AI tool, the company using it, or the AI developer)? How can companies minimize risk when deploying AI tools?

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https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/united-nonstop-sfo-trump-international-22385283.php