“Some tenants aren't thrilled about their new intermediary overlords. For Ray Weng, a software programmer, it's made apartment-hunting even more soul-crushing than it already is. In many cases, he was forced to speak to an AI about renting a place, which would give vague and even repeated answers. Showing up in-person was no better: even the tours were self-guided." ""I'd rather deal with a person," Weng told the NYT. "It's a big commitment to sign a lease." He added that "if it's all automated, it feels like they don't care enough to have a real person talk to me."” https://lnkd.in/ebHMqiY5