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Is your rent too high? Lets find out.

Millions of California renters are eligible for local rent control and/or statewide rent stabilization under the Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (AB 1482). But between inadequate documentation and complicated calculations, how can you know what protections you’re covered by? That’s why we developed the most comprehensive anti-gouging rent… Read More

To the California Privacy Protection Agency: Workers and renters need transparency in the tech making decisions about them

AI is currently making decisions that impact every facet of people’s lives, from workplaces to hospitals to homes. We know that Automated Decision-Making Technologies (ADMTs), though already widely deployed across sectors, can be rife with bias and hard-coded discrimination. Moreover, this tech often operates as a black box with… Read More

AI + Housing: How AI-powered tenant screening hurts renters

Automated tenant screening is already widespread, disproportionately impacting low-income and other vulnerable renters. We need to stop housing AI from deepening racial and economic inequities in the housing market. New original research from TechEquity explores how landlords use automated tenant screening tech to screen renters in California—and how these… Read More

AI Bills by the Numbers – The 2024 California Legislative Session

A lot happened in the California Legislature this year, especially on the hot-button issue of AI. Throughout 2024, our Advocacy team tracked more than 60 AI bills as they made their way through the legislative process. Read our blog AI, the California Legislature, & the will of the Governor… Read More

AI + Competition – Speaking to the California Law Revision Commission

Artificial intelligence is creating new tech giants. Nvidia stock prices are soaring, OpenAI is dropping its nonprofit status, and longstanding Big Tech companies like Microsoft, Apple, Google, and Amazon are racing to preserve dominance. In the absence of competition within industries like tech, companies have… Read More

Tech Worker Rights: Navigating a Tech Layoff – Recording

If there is one consistency across the tech industry, year after year, it’s layoffs. Whether you are a full-time employee or a contract worker at a tech company, layoffs can happen unexpectedly. So, what rights do you have when you get laid off? On Thursday,… Read More

AI, the California Legislature, & the Will of the Governor

In 2024, TechEquity launched its People-First AI campaign, an effort to address how AI is rapidly changing our economy, communities, and lives. With the emergence of this technology onto the main stage, the political theater also began. Dozens of legislators—and tech company lobbyists—rushed to craft proposals to address everything… Read More

Supporting a rent-fixing ban in San Jose

Landlords are increasingly using Proptech to “increase efficiency” in setting your rent. Companies like RealPage help them “gain transparency” into their assets—and, allegedly, also help them collude on rent prices by allowing landlords to share normally private data on pricing and occupancy rates.  This can best be… Read More

What’s it like to work on AI?

Do you work on AI? Does your boss use AI to work on you? We’re tackling equity issues in the AI supply chain, but we need your help to get the full picture. Share your experiences working on or with AI so we can close the gaps together. Share your… Read More

Thank You! – AI + Work

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