“McDonald’s is using an AI-powered pricing engine to help determine menu prices based on transaction data and “customer willingness to pay”
The AI engine doesn’t just look at McDonald’s sales. It also scrapes public menu prices from nearby Burger King and Wendy’s and folds those into the “optimal price.”
The algorithms estimate “customer willingness to pay” at each restaurant and according to Reuters, store franchise owners say the company pressures them to use AI pricing tools”
HERE WE GO 🚨 AI powered Dynamic Pricing comes to McDonald's
McDonald’s is using an AI-powered pricing engine to help determine menu prices based on transaction data and "customer willingness to pay"
The AI engine doesn’t just look at McDonald’s sales. It also scrapes public… pic.twitter.com/eKxZKdsCG3
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