#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
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