AI bots can shop for you. But should we trust them? | Cost of Living

AI agents can perform all sorts of tasks for us — including shopping — but how do we know the bots are working for us and not the company that made them? Plus, we ask if 99-cent price tags are finally being phased out, and make the case for why we might be in the golden age of free TV. (Let's enjoy it while it lasts.) 00:00 - Intro 02:11 - Would you let an AI bot do your shopping? 12:36 - Is it the end for the 99-cent price tag? #ai #shopping #podcast #costofliving »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: https://www.cbc.ca/news Follow CBC News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cbcnews Subscribe to CBC News on Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3leaWsr Subscribe to CBC News on WhatsApp: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb6MSjH9Bb63S9tbQa1Y Download the CBC News app for iOS: http://apple.co/25mpsUz Download the CBC News app for Android: http://bit.ly/1XxuozZ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» For more than 80 years, CBC News has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians.