Some really good news.
A new university will be built in Arviat, Nunavut, on the western shores of Hudson’s Bay, by 2030. It will be by and for Inuit peoples and all to learn the culture and language of the North and for people in the North to obtain post-secondary education in their language.

#education #inuit #nunavut #canada #arctic #language https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inuit-nunangat-university-location-9.7083111

"#Delta moves toward eliminating set prices in favor of #AI that determines how much you personally will pay for a ticket."
https://fortune.com/2025/07/16/delta-moves-toward-eliminating-set-prices-in-favor-of-ai-that-determines-how-much-you-personally-will-pay-for-a-ticket/

PS: Lots to hate here. But suppose the model spreads to other industries. (Yes, this is sci-fi for now. But let your imagination run free.) Imagine that academic #publishers used this model to set #APCs. What would AI tools infer from your institutional affiliation (about available resources), first name (about gender), surname (about ethnicity), submitted manuscript (about guesstimated quality), and past publications (about specialization, reputation, impact)? What odd variables would it factor in, such as the number of Trump-banned words (for political protection) or the number of citations to that journal (for #JIF)? How would it use all this information? Would it lower the #APC for you, to bring you in, or raise it, to price you out?

For airlines or journals, would there be any reason to stick with the model if it didn't raise net revenues?

#Economics #Prices #ScholComm

Mark your calendars!
During our next meeting, @electricarchaeo will be presenting about his work using LLMs, including some material from his upcoming book that aims to make LLMs more accessible to archaeologists.
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Friday June 6, 2PM GMT / 4PM CEST / 10AM EST
https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/2320704440

#DigitalArchaeology #ComputationalArchaeology