She didn’t get an apartment because of an AI-generated score

SafeRent, an AI-powered tenant screening company, has settled a lawsuit brought by Mary Louis and Monica Douglas, who alleged its scoring system discriminated against Black and Hispanic renters using housing vouchers. Under the settlement, approved on 20 November, SafeRent will pay $2.3 million and, for five years, stop using a scoring system or making recommendations about prospective tenants who use housing vouchers. Louis, who was given a score of 324 and rejected for an apartment, said the AI did not know she always paid her rent. SafeRent admitted no wrongdoing, and spokesperson Yazmin Lopez said defending the score would divert resources from its core mission.