Gas stations accused of using AI to inflate fuel prices in class-action lawsuit
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Winners & losers: Once again, AI is blamed for something else besides failing to cure cancer. A class-action lawsuit in California accuses gas-station operators of using the tech to increase prices at the pump by as much as 30 cents a gallon in some areas.
The class action claims the defendants, which include BP, Circle K, Marathon Petroleum, 7-Eleven, Walmart, and Albertsons, violated California's main antitrust law, the Cartwright Act, writes Reuters.
The suit also claims the alleged conduct violates Assembly Bill 325, a state law designed to address algorithmic price fixing that took effect at the start of 2026.
According to AAA, California residents pay the highest gas prices in the US, at $5.56 per gallon, considerably higher than the $3.92 national average.
The complaint adds that Kalibrate's AI-powered price-optimizing tools...
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