FIELD_NOTES // DISPATCHES

Dispatches

Short briefs on what the data actually means. No hot takes — just the numbers, and what they cost the people inside them.

DISPATCH.01 // 2026-10-18

The Policy Gap Is a Wealth Gap

92% of top-50 universities publish AI guidance vs 46% of Global South flagships. What unguided students face.

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DISPATCH.02 // 2026-10-18

3:1 — Central Asia’s Education Paradox

The region teaches AI three times faster than it governs it. Why the gap, and what closes it.

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DISPATCH.03 // 2026-10-18

The Cost of Opacity

79% of online degree listings hide the real total price. What 740 verified tuitions reveal.

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DISPATCH.04 // 2026-10-18

The Recognition Ladder

How new universities get found: swot → Wikidata → ROR → OpenAlex. We’re on rung one ourselves.

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DISPATCH.05 // 2026-10-19

Your RAG Tutor Is Making Things Up

A small RAG tutor hallucinates on 30–70% of unanswerable questions, even with "never invent" in the prompt. 90 generations, graded by hand.

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DISPATCH.06 // 2026-10-25

The Last Holdout

178 of 187 R1 universities publish AI guidance. Exactly one confirmed it has none: the University of Wyoming.

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