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[-] echo@lemmings.world 13 points 2 months ago

Of course they did... highly unlikely they actually get punished, though. And the AI has nothing to do with it...

[-] jacksilver@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I does feel like "algorithm" is doing a lot of heavy lifting for the "coordinate pricing between rental properties" bit.

[-] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

... cause "AI" doesn't exist... It's just fuel for clickbait and grifters. You don't need Wall-E to fix prices ffs.

[-] roofuskit@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

Deniable collusion and price fixing as a service is their business model.

[-] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago

I guess they gotta profit from deprivation and exploitation the old fashioned way... Price fixing informally, politically, etc.

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