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Are AI Restaurant Reservation Apps Even Legal?
Original: Wait, Are Any of These AI Restaurant Reservation Apps Even Legal? https://hellgatenyc.com/you-wouldnt-steal-a-restaurant
Hell Gate examines the wave of AI-powered apps that automatically grab hard-to-book restaurant reservations in New York City, asking whether the practice violates city rules on scalping and ticketing or restaurant terms of service. The piece highlights how bots snap up tables that would otherwise go to diners, leaving restaurants and regulators with few clear tools to stop it.
Why now: The spread of reservation-grabbing AI bots is frustrating NYC diners and restaurants, prompting debate over whether current laws cover the practice.
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- Wait, Are Any of These AI Restaurant Reservation Apps Even Legal? https://hellgatenyc.com/you-wouldnt-steal-a-restaurant-reservation-ai-legal/ # AI # Tech # NYC · hell_gate@robot.villas · 3
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