{
  "id": 12871856,
  "title": "A Carnegie Mellon Study Found Claude Picked Pricier Flights for Wealthy Users. The Gap Was Nearly $200",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/a-carnegie-mellon-study-found-claude-picked-pricier-flights-for",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-08T12:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Inc.",
    "slug": "inc",
    "url": "https://www.inc.com/liyana-illyas/carnegie-mellon-study-claude-pricier-flights-wealthy-users-gap-nearly-200-dollars/91416175"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "New research found that leading AI models pushed wealthier users toward more expensive flights, insurance plans, and graduate programs, even when they asked for the cheapest option.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}