#Maryland Is First to Ban #AI #Grocery #PriceGauging
A #state #law that goes into effect in October prohibits grocery stores & third-party delivery services from using consumer data to boost #prices.
The practice — supported by #ArtificialIntelligence & known as #DynamicPricing or #SurveillancePricing — can lead to 2 consumers paying different amounts for the same item from the same retailer, at roughly the same time.
#surveillance #tech #regulation #economy #inflation
nytimes.com/2026/05/01/busines…
MarjorieR
in reply to Nonilex • • •before we get too gung-ho about this ban I think it's worth reading @pluralistic 's take on it: TLDR - it's been nobbled by the lobbyists.
"Pluralistic: How not to ban surveillance pricing (30 Apr 2026)"
pluralistic.net/2026/04/30/som…
Pluralistic: How not to ban surveillance pricing (30 Apr 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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