Lawsuit accuses California gas stations of using AI software to collude on fuel prices
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Daniel Miller
Summary
A federal class action lawsuit alleges that gas station operators in California, including Marathon and Circle K, are using AI-powered software called Kalibrate to illegally collude and fix fuel prices at the pump. The lawsuit claims this violates California's antitrust law through AI-driven price coordination.
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bskyLawsuit accuses California gas stations of using AI software to collude on fuel pricesfox9.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledA federal lawsuit alleges that AI software has permitted gas station operators in California to unlawfully collude and raise prices at the pump.
The proposed class action lawsuit obtained by The Associated Press claims that gas station companies including Marathon and Circle K have violated California's antitrust law through Kalibrate, a fuel-pricing software system used across the world.
Kalibrate is also accused in the lawsuit of collusion tied to claims of price-fixing conducted through AI.
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