Consumer apprehension grows as US retailers adopt AI-assisted pricing tools

U.S. consumers aren’t just frustrated with high prices . They’re angry and confused about the increasingly high-tech ways that restaurant chains and major retailers are setting those prices.

Consumer apprehension grows as US retailers adopt AI-assisted pricing tools

TL;DR

  • Consumers are frustrated, angry, and confused by high prices and the technology used to set them.
  • Restaurant chains and major retailers are increasingly using high-tech pricing methods.
  • Digital price tags are replacing paper ones in grocery stores.
  • Artificial intelligence tools help businesses determine prices by predicting customer reactions.
  • Terms like 'dynamic pricing' and 'surveillance pricing' are causing social media anxiety.
  • Consumers are questioning if different individuals are charged different prices for the same items.