San Diego leaders propose law to stop use of AI technology for rent rigging [Video]

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — City of San Diego leaders and housing advocates are fighting back against AI technology that allegedly targets renters.

On Wednesday morning, City Council President Sean Elo-Rivera and a coalition of housing advocates went before the council’s Rules Committee to take the first step in preventing this technology from being used by San Diego landlords.

The proposal they presented calls for a ban that prevents landlords from using AI technology to set rent prices and maximize the landlord’s profits.

Elo-Rivera said the technology uses algorithms to analyze rent prices across the city and determine the highest possible price to charge tenants.

“What this technology is doing is stripping the humanity out of the interaction between landlord and their tenant,” Elo-Rivera said. “They’re turning this into a purely mathematical, technological process that is devoid of compassion, understanding, and folk’s needs.”

Elo-Rivera was joined by numerous housing advocates speaking …