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Grocery delivery app Instacart uses artificial intelligence pricing tools that have caused many U.S. shoppers to pay higher or lower prices for identical products from the same store, according to a new study .

The study, released Tuesday by Groundwork Collaborative, a progressive advocacy group, Consumer Reports and news organization More Perfect Union, enlisted 437 shoppers across four cities to add the same items to their carts within the Instacart app from the same store.

The researchers ran the experiment at a number of popular grocery retailers that partner with Instacart, including Target , Costco , Albertsons , Kroger and Safeway.

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