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economically-vulnerable-people - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.

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RealPage’s YieldStar algorithm is alleged to have enabled Canadian landlords to coordinate rental pricing by utilizing sensitive, non-public market data. The software has been accused of contributing to rent increases in non-rent-controlled units through purported collusion and artificial price inflation. Tenants have reported significant rent hikes, which they attribute to landlords' use of the algorithm.

  • Are some rents in Canada part of a price-fixing scheme? | CBC Newshttps://www.cbc.ca/news/business/rents-canada-price-fixing-yieldstar-1.7361871
  • What is YieldStar, the controversial pricing software some blame for rising rents?https://financialpost.com/real-estate/what-is-yieldstar-controversial-ai-rental-pricing-software
  • AI Incident Database - Incident 894https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/894/

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  1. 12 Jan 2025RealPage's YieldStar Allegedly Facilitated Rent Price Coordination Among Canadian Landlords
    Incident82%
    • Are some rents in Canada part of a price-fixing scheme? | CBC Newshttps://www.cbc.ca/news/business/rents-canada-price-fixing-yieldstar-1.7361871
    • What is YieldStar, the controversial pricing software some blame for rising rents?https://financialpost.com/real-estate/what-is-yieldstar-controversial-ai-rental-pricing-software
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 894https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/894/
  2. 15 Dec 2024Portland Water Bureau SERVUS Algorithm Reportedly Allocates Utility Bill Discount to High-Wealth Consumer
    Incident78%
    • Machine Learning Offers a Water Bill Discount to Wealthy Portlanderhttps://www.wweek.com/news/2024/10/30/machine-learning-offers-a-water-bill-discount-to-wealthy-portlander/
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 868https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/868/
  3. 11 Oct 2024Infinite Campus AI-Driven Student Risk Model Leads to Cuts in Support for Nevada's Low-Income Schools
    Incident78%
    • Nevada Asked A.I. Which Students Need Help. The Answer Caused an Outcry.https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/11/us/nevada-ai-at-risk-students.html
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 808https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/808/
  4. 18 June 2024Auto Insurers Allegedly Are Surreptitiously Collecting and Scoring Driver Data
    Incident82%
    • Is Your Driving Being Secretly Scored?https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/09/technology/driver-scores-insurance-data-apps.html
    • Car insurance companies secretly collecting driver data with the help of phone apps: reporthttps://nypost.com/2024/06/10/business/car-insurers-secretly-collecting-driver-data-through-apps-report/
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 733https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/733/
  5. 10 Nov 2023Algorithmic Allocation of Resources in Healthcare for Disabled and Elderly Care Services Allegedly Harmed Patients
    Incident78%
    • What happened when a ‘wildly irrational’ algorithm made crucial healthcare decisionshttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/02/algorithm-crucial-healthcare-decisions
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 603https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/603/
  6. 15 June 2022Algorithmic Teacher Evaluation Program Reportedly Failed to Improve Student Outcomes and Was Alleged to Have Harmed Teachers
    Incident78%
    • Here's How Not to Improve Public Schoolshttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-06-27/here-s-how-not-to-improve-public-schools#xj4y7vzkg
    • AI Incident Database - Incident 239https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/239/

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