The use of computer code to set prices on such staples as rent and groceries is adding a new and intricate layer to the larger battle inside the federal government to rein in high costs.
Discussions about inflation have dominated the presidential campaign, with Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump vowing to take on high food and gasoline prices. How algorithms and artificial intelligence fit into that price equation is also drawing scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department.
And lawsuits like the DOJ’s Friday complaint against RealPage, a Thoma Bravo-backed software provider for the ...
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