Shared Links (weekly) March 17, 2024
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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
Linked: Password-exposing bug purged from LastPass extensions
Hopefully your extension updated automatically, as mine did. But check. “The LastPass bug was fixed in version 4.33.0. The extension update should automatically install on users’ computers, but it’s not a bad idea to check. While LastPass said the bug was limited to the Chrome and Opera browsers, the company has deployed the update to…
Linked: Dutch MPs in video conference with deep fake imitation of Navalny’s Chief of Staff
As I think about this, it occurs to me that a lot of the things that we think would give away deep fake videos are things that happen all the time in Zoom or Teams calls, right? The video being a little slow, or jerky, or not keeping up fluidly with the movement of people on screen, etc. So it could be harder to tell that the “person” on the call with you isn’t really who you think it is, and then we can begin to wonder who it was, and what information they got from being there, pretending to be someone else.
Are we ready for that?
Worth Reading – The main reason your company’s healthcare costs are skyrocketing
Here’s the interesting thing. When workplaces have made people ill, we’ve done little to hold them accountable. We have done some things, though. (Asbestos lawsuits, for example.) It hasn’t amounted to much in the broader context, but we do acknowledge that working in an environment that causes health issues is generally frowned upon. We have not reached that point with mental health. We’ve not started thinking about the poor health outcomes for people pushed to the brink and beyond by their managers.
We should, and businesses should be leading the charge, because this is costing them a ton in health insurance premiums.
How is the mental health of workers in 2026?
I often ask that question, but I don’t often see the results of studies in my feed in the same week. This week, however, was different. It’s not all bad news, but if you’re looking for good news, you’ll be hard-pressed to find it. First: New Global Study: One in Three Workers is “Merely Surviving”…
Linked – Why you shouldn’t unlock your phone with your face
You know, it occurs to me that while Apple made it tougher for someone to get into your data through a phone backup, they made it super easy for law enforcement to unlock a phone, didn’t they? And in many countries—including the US—the police can legally force you to use your fingerprint to unlock your…
