Of Course Trump's AI Freeze Benefits Landlords, Not You
The Independent laments how Trump’s potential freeze on state AI laws could hike housing costs, focusing on algorithmic pricing. And yes, those algorithms are designed to drain tenants dry. But let’s not pretend this is some novel threat. The real estate market has been rigged against renters and homebuyers for decades, long before ChatGPT started pricing apartments. Corporate landlords, often
backed by private equity, have systematically bought up properties, hiked rents, and fought against tenant protections—using old-fashioned greed and political donations, not just silicon. The AI isn't the problem; it's just the latest shiny tool for an entrenched power structure that benefits from housing scarcity and astronomical rents. Whether it’s an algorithm or a man in a smokey back room,
the goal remains the same: maximize profit for the few at the expense of everyone else. The 'free market' is only free for those who own it. Trump, like many politicians, sees anything that 'freezes' regulation as a benefit, usually to his donor class. The freeze here isn't on technological progress, it's on any hope of housing justice.