#Walmart Wins #Patents To Give #Algorithms More Sway Over #Prices

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#Walmart Wins #Patents To Give #Algorithms More Sway Over #Prices

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,"
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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. ...

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