Artificial Intelligence Chooses Your Home – Are You In?

Have you ever dreamed of someone else handling all the tedious work—finding the perfect apartment, analyzing the neighborhood, comparing prices, and even predicting how property values will change in a few years?

Have you ever dreamed of someone else handling all the tedious work—finding the perfect apartment, analyzing the neighborhood, comparing prices, and even predicting how property values will change in a few years?

Meet Manus, a new AI-powered agent from the Chinese startup Monica, already dubbed the "killer" of OpenAI’s Operator. But this isn’t just another search engine for real estate listings—Manus calculates everything on multiple levels:

Neighborhood Safety. It analyzes crime statistics to ensure you don’t end up in a dangerous area.

Climate. It considers average temperature, humidity, and air quality, so your new home isn’t just convenient but also comfortable.

Real Estate Market Trends. Manus compares prices, tracks trends, and even predicts whether a property will appreciate or lose value over time.

Personalized Recommendations. The AI doesn’t just suggest popular areas—it adapts to your lifestyle and preferences. Love peace and quiet? It will exclude noisy streets. Need gyms and cafés nearby? It will find them for you.

Sounds like a revolution, but there are concerns. Yes, AI can process tons of data and offer logical choices, but can it truly grasp the intangibles—the atmosphere of a neighborhood, the vibe, or the neighbors, who could be either great people or a living nightmare?

And who takes responsibility if the choice turns out to be wrong? If the AI-recommended area becomes unsafe? If the price prediction fails and your investment turns into a loss?

We live in an era where technology is becoming more deeply intertwined with our personal lives. But are we truly ready to entrust such a major decision to a machine? Or is the old-fashioned way—visiting agencies, meeting landlords, and personally inspecting dozens of apartments—still the better option?

What would you choose?