Linked – Why Self-Driving Cars Keep Running Into Things
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Linked – Why Self-Driving Cars Keep Running Into Things

Turns out, this is a real difficulty – Finally, stationary objects turn out to be a real issue for automated systems. There are so many of them alongside and above the roadway that need to be ignored that it is harder than you’d think to know which ones to pay attention to. After spending the…

Linked – Here’s Amazon’s explanation for the Alexa eavesdropping scandal
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Linked – Here’s Amazon’s explanation for the Alexa eavesdropping scandal

I suppose this is possible…. Echo woke up due to a word in background conversation sounding like “Alexa.” Then, the subsequent conversation was heard as a “send message” request. At which point, Alexa said out loud “To whom?” At which point, the background conversation was interpreted as a name in the customers contact list. Alexa…

Linked – Communication Multitasking: You Only Get 1h 12min/day Without Email
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Linked – Communication Multitasking: You Only Get 1h 12min/day Without Email

I wonder if they separated the numbers for different workplace environments. Like, in an open office concept, is it even worse, or do people email and IM less, offsetting what would clearly be in person interruptions and distractions? Either way, we are terrible at multitasking and the new push to communicate more, is not helping…

The eDiscovery Industry – Still Burning People Out
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The eDiscovery Industry – Still Burning People Out

Recently, while meeting with a vendor doing a software demo, the sales rep for said vendor assured me that: “You’d have an assigned project manager, and you’ll have their cell phone number and can reach them anywhere, anytime, even if you have an issue come up at 2AM”. My biggest takeaway from that? There’s a…