Physical Address
304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
Democratic Senate members are looking for whether RealPage, a software company accused of colluding with owners for raising rents, has been pressured to prohibit a proposal on countries that regulate artificial intelligence during the next decade. In a letter to the CEO of RealPage, Dana Jones, four Democratic Senate-Elympith Warren members, D-VT, Amy Klopuwshar (D-Mn), Cory Boker (D-NJ), and Tina Smith (D-Mn)-request more information about “potential participation in the company” in delivery. The laws of state that affect artificial intelligence systems or “automated decision” are prohibited For 10 years.
Senators argue that this ruling can try to prevent its rights from feeding sensitive information from groups of owners to an algorithm and use it to recommend non -competitive rental prices.
In 2022, Report from ProPublica RealPage is associated with high rental prices throughout the United States, claiming that its algorithm allows real estate owners to coordinate prices. The Ministry of Justice and eight states A lawsuit against the company Last year, claiming that it “deprives the tenants of the benefits of competition for the conditions for renting apartments.” At the same time, cities like Minynabolisand Jersey cityand Philadelphia and San Francisco Laws aimed at prohibiting the use of rental status programs, several states, including Contecticutand New Yorkand MassachusettsAnd WashingtonYou have business legislation.
As is the case, members of the Senate argues that the draft reconciliation law in the Republican budget will prevent suspended legislation and prevent countries from enforcing any regulations that place restrictions on the RealPage. Draft It suggests preventing states From the application of “any law or list” that covers a wide range of automatic computing systems, which is likely to apply to the algorithms used by RealPage.
Although the most famous supporters of standing are giants like Openai, legislators believe that Realpage may have spent millions of pressure on it as well. “In light of this, we are looking for information on pressure efforts in RealPage, and how the reconciliation requirement of Republicans will help in the conclusion of RealPage and other major companies by allowing them to benefit from consumers,” the letter stated.
Senate members say RealPage “ascended” pressure on Congress in response to local legislation that would affect their work. They cite Report from CraneWhich found that the National Housing Council, a multi -capacity, is a commercial group that represents RealPage, increased pressure from $ 4.8 million in 2020 To 9 million dollars in 2024. Crane I also found that the commercial group revealed that it pressures “issues surrounding the dangers and opportunities posed by artificial intelligence”, as well as “federal policies that affect the use of data, artificial intelligence, software” and other technology used in real estate.
“Realpage has raised a $ 1 million spending campaign in Congress,” Senator Warren told Senator Warren. freedom. “Americans are pressed by high rents, but instead of helping, Republicans try to give a green light to the algorithm redevelopment in RealPage.”
Senate members have asked about the amount of money that the company spent on pressure on Congress every year since 2020, as well as companies and individuals “involved or contract with them” during the same period. They also want to know the amount he spent on pressure on artificial intelligence legislation, as well as how the budget settlement bill in states that have suspended legislation on rental programs can really be affected. Senate members request to respond by June 10, 2025.
If it is approved, the draft law-which is currently awaiting consideration in the Senate-can have much wider effects than RealPage. In addition to preventing countries from organizing Chatbots, Amnesty International, it can also affect any laws that cover things such as Deepfakes, automatic recruitment systems, facial recognition, judgments to issue judgments and more.