It’s started! AI is raising our gasoline prices

▤ Summary

This article discusses a lawsuit in California accusing major fuel retailers and Kalibrate Fuel Systems of using AI-powered pricing software to coordinate gasoline prices. The claim centers on algorithmic price fixing, where shared data and automated pricing tools may have pushed pump prices higher across competing stations. The article says the case is one of the first brought under California’s new AB 325 law targeting algorithmic price fixing. It also notes that regulators and the U.S. Department of Justice are paying closer attention to this kind of pricing model. The dispute could affect not only fuel retailing but also other software-driven pricing markets such as hospitality, rental housing, and e-commerce.

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Kalibrate

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