The proposal passed out of the Homelessness and Housing Committee on Tuesday, bound for consideration by the full city council.
PORTLAND, Oregon — An ordinance that would ban the use of artificial intelligence to set rental rates in Portland passed out of a city council committee Tuesday afternoon.
The ordinance, put forth by District 3 Councilor Angelita Morillo, is meant to combat what she described as high-tech price fixing. Morillo says the ordinance is aimed at large rental companies to keep them from using AI to generate “algorithmic pricing,” which can drive up rents across the board.
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