Shared Links (weekly) Feb. 18, 2024
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Linked: In Praise of Doing Nothing
I’m sure these statistics will not surprise anyone: “American workers’ productivity has increased dramatically since 1973. What has also increased sharply during that same period is the pay gap between productivity and pay. While productivity between 1973 and 2016 has increased by 73.7 percent, hourly pay has increased by only 12.5 percent. In other words,…
Australia Close to Becoming the Next to Recognize a “Right to Disconnect”
Will it benefit employee’s mental health? Based on what we’ve seen in other countries, it’s undetermined. The language is often vague, and there are exceptions for emergencies, which there should be. But that opens up loopholes in who gets to define “emergency.” (I have worked with lawyers for years; their definition of emergency might be anything that prevents them from billing time right this very second.)
Linked – So my ISP can now sell my browsing history – what can I do?
If you’re already using a VPN when you travel, because hotel wifi and Starbucks wifi are not secure, go ahead and fire up that VPN tool even when you’re at home now, because your ISP might be tracking you and selling off that data too. But, also understand that the ISP is selling off chunks…
Linked – The Real AI Revolution Will Be Invisible
That doesn’t mean we won’t make a mess of things getting there. Some employers will go through rounds of layoffs, hoping to replace workers with AI writers, photographers, coders, etc. Plenty of companies will rush to add something they can call “AI” to their products to look innovative, and everyone will stumble along learning what AI might be useful for.Â
Then, we’ll end up using the AI built into all the same tools we use now.
Linked – Employees are hiding their AI use from their managers. Here’s why
More importantly, I want credit for the work I do. If using AI is seen as cheating or cutting corners, I’m not likely to want anyone to know about it. In my opinion, this is on employers. They must set the cultural expectations that using AI is intelligent and efficient, not lazy. They also need to provide training on how to use AI effectively so that it is transparent and available to everyone.Â
Shared Links (weekly) April 3, 2022
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3 More Ways to Make the Most of eDiscovery Education Resources
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Five Great Reads on Cyber, Data, and Legal Discovery for March 2022
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Here’s Why You Need to Store Back-Ups on External Devices– “because ransomware attacks tend to encrypt all drives connected to your PC. “
- 3 Weeks of Intense Cyber Activity
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Empathy at Work: How ERGs May Help Improve Employee Well-Being
