cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/52306182
"Behind the scenes, Meta is having some of these calls being handled by humans in call centers, 404 Media reports, despite employees practically begging the company not to go through with the charade. "
They’re currently marketing haggling bots to both sellers and buyers for auction sites, so that two bots owned by the same company can argue each other back and forth trying to squeeze the price down. Truly brilliant.