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Companies are rethinking AI as they realize that use creates significant costs. “People are getting massive bills,” prof. Sam @Ransbotham told @FastCompany, explaining that usage-based cost structures turn AI from marginal tool to operational expense.

A new interdisciplinary minor in real estate, offered by @corcorancenter, will equip Boston College undergraduates with the knowledge and skills to pursue impactful careers spanning real estate, housing, transportation, education, and more.

A study by prof. Dmitry Mitrofanov suggests online retailers benefit from inventory transparency, and found that informing shoppers of low stock increased order frequency and raised spending. “Honesty is always the best policy,” Mitrofanov told @WSJ.

The new edition of Carroll Capital, the print publication of the Carroll School of Management, arrives in mailboxes this month, serving up more than two dozen articles, including a cover story on our school’s extraordinary student athletes. https://t.co/W5MP4KcWOC

Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical warns against overreliance on AI and calls for technology to serve the common good. Sam @Ransbotham reviewed the encyclical and offered his analysis, echoing the Pope’s warning that AI must not remain in the hands of a few.

At a recent @BCCEOClub event, CVS CEO David Joyner discussed the company's proposed partnership with Mass General Brigham, saying the deal would bring much-needed primary care access to thousands of Massachusetts patients.