Walmart Wins Patents To Give Algorithms More Sway Over Prices…

Walmart Wins Patents To Give Algorithms More Sway Over Prices - Slashdot

Walmart has secured patents for systems that use machine learning to forecast demand and automate pricing decisions, "pushing the U.S. retail behemoth into a debate over the use of algorithms to adjust product costs," reports the Financial Times. From the report: In January Walmart obtained a U.S. ...