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California drivers sue BP, Marathon, and Walmart over AI gas price-fixing
California drivers have filed a proposed class action lawsuit against BP, Marathon, and Walmart, alleging the companies used an AI tool from Kalibrate to coordinate gas prices at over 1,700 stations in the state. The lawsuit claims the AI system facilitated price-fixing among the defendants.
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