So when they tell you that the risks and dangers are overstated, and not to worry about it, because the benefits will surely outweigh everything else, come back and remember that the wealthy said the same thing about slavery. For them, the benefits did outweigh everything else. That wasn’t the case for people who were different from them.
There are so many more interesting things we could be talking about. Yes, we are all here to connect and learn from each other about our work, but it doesn’t have to be the beginning and end of every conversation. Maybe instead of “what do you do,” I’m going to start asking folks what one thing they have learned this week that has them most excited? No offense to your job, but that conversation is going to be more interesting, in my humble opinion.
What have you learned this week?
Tom O’Connor was kind enough to ask me to record an interview with him to answer some questions and provide direction on M365 and recent developments that impact eDiscovery professionals.
It’s a huge challenge. We have no control over updates, and Microsoft is increasingly releasing new features before they build out the compliance tools that would allow us to manage them. As Tony pointed out above, agents may have critical impacts on current security and data privacy work. No matter, it’s coming. Figure it out.
As I mentioned during the ILTA session last month, I don’t see how organizations will function without a dedicated staff to monitor and communicate changes. Consider just how much work is involved in understanding Copilot and all of the compliance issues surrounding the use of AI, then consider how fast Microsoft is rolling out new Copilot features. It’s been a moving target since day one.
It’s only a small part of the M365 environment.
This tidbit wasn’t surprising to me: While ILTA is at pains to emphasise that Gen AI accounts for only one tenth of its annual survey findings, one of the more interesting details highlighted ahead of its release is that asked: ‘What are your firm’s plans for Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365’, just over a third of…
How would you react to domestic violence if you were to view it as a company security issue instead of a personal problem? There is plenty of evidence that it is a workplace issue. Employers could play a role in keeping their people safe if they took it seriously as a workplace issue.