Her Senate Bill 259 would prevent retailers from ~~using artificial intelligence to~~ jack up prices using the information stored on customers’ phones.
No. The bill doesn't say anything about AI. This is shitty journalism.
Obviously, companies shouldn't be allowed to blackmail consumers like this, but they don't need AI to do it, and the bill has nothing to do with AI. The only person talking about AI here is the alleged "journalist" that just threw that part in for funsies.