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And what does that mean for Josh in the bar in D.C.? And all of us, are we going to be able to get cheaper French fries and hash browns and all the rest anytime soon?

And what does that mean for Josh in the bar in D.C.? And all of us, are we going to be able to get cheaper French fries and hash browns and all the rest anytime soon?

And what does that mean for Josh in the bar in D.C.? And all of us, are we going to be able to get cheaper French fries and hash browns and all the rest anytime soon?

Katia Schwenk, levernews.com. The government, at least parts of it, would like to do something about algorithms. We're going to tell you about it when we return on Today Explained.

Katia Schwenk, levernews.com. The government, at least parts of it, would like to do something about algorithms. We're going to tell you about it when we return on Today Explained.

Katia Schwenk, levernews.com. The government, at least parts of it, would like to do something about algorithms. We're going to tell you about it when we return on Today Explained.

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Bill Baer is a fellow specifically at the Brookings Institution, but he also served in the Justice Department as head of antitrust enforcement. And he also also served as the head of antitrust enforcement at the Federal Trade Commission, known by its friends as the FTC. Bill says it's not just frozen potatoes. He says price-setting algorithms are shaping prices across our lives.

Bill Baer is a fellow specifically at the Brookings Institution, but he also served in the Justice Department as head of antitrust enforcement. And he also also served as the head of antitrust enforcement at the Federal Trade Commission, known by its friends as the FTC. Bill says it's not just frozen potatoes. He says price-setting algorithms are shaping prices across our lives.

Bill Baer is a fellow specifically at the Brookings Institution, but he also served in the Justice Department as head of antitrust enforcement. And he also also served as the head of antitrust enforcement at the Federal Trade Commission, known by its friends as the FTC. Bill says it's not just frozen potatoes. He says price-setting algorithms are shaping prices across our lives.

Have we seen something like this before, like competitors becoming collaborators to serve their bottom line? Are there examples of this from before the age of algorithms?

Have we seen something like this before, like competitors becoming collaborators to serve their bottom line? Are there examples of this from before the age of algorithms?