McDonald's hit with class action alleging AI-powered menu price-fixing麦当劳因涉嫌利用人工智能操纵菜单价格而遭到集体诉讼
WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - McDonald's has been sued in federal court in Chicago in a proposed nationwide class action alleging the fast-food company illegally coordinates menu prices across its franchises and company-owned restaurants through an AI-powered pricing system.
FILE PHOTO: People walk by a McDonald's in New York City, U.S., August 17, 2026. REUTERS/Jordan Tovin/File Photo
WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - McDonald's has been sued in federal court in Chicago in a proposed nationwide class action alleging the fast-food company illegally coordinates menu prices across its franchises and company-owned restaurants through an AI-powered pricing system.
The lawsuit, filed on Friday, said McDonald’s violated US antitrust law by conspiring with independent franchisees to fix prices using algorithms trained on nonpublic data.
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资料照片：2026年8月17日，人们走过美国纽约市的一家麦当劳餐厅。路透社/乔丹·托文/资料照片
华盛顿，10 月 5 日（路透社）——麦当劳在芝加哥联邦法院被起诉，这是一起拟议的全国性集体诉讼，指控这家快餐公司通过人工智能驱动的定价系统，非法协调其加盟店和公司直营店的菜单价格。
该诉讼于周五提起，称麦当劳与独立加盟商合谋，利用基于非公开数据训练的算法操纵价格，违反了美国反垄断法。
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