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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 6h

Mike Tholfsen shares a great video with a tour of some of the handy new features of #Copilot. Well worth a watch. #AI #Productivity

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Microsoft 365 Copilot Tutorial – Beginner’s Guide (2025)

A tutorial showing how to use Microsoft Copilot. This is an end-to-end guide packed with tips and tricks, new features in Copilot and powerful ways to master the all-new updated M365 Copilot app.…

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 18h

October is cybersecurity awareness month. Take advantage of the opportunity to do some thoughtful cybersecurity education for your team. Make it a regular part of your culture. A couple of minutes a week can be a lot more effective than the annual "Power nap in the conference room". #BeCyberSmart

Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 21h

At the end of my workday I always restart my work PC as part of my close-out routine. The next morning it's waiting ready for me to sign in. On Fridays I power it off completely.

www.ncbar.org/2025/10/06/t...

The Power of a Restart: Why Rebooting Your Computer Matters - North Carolina Bar Association

Have you ever been frustrated with your computer running slowly, freezing, or behaving oddly, only to find that a simple reboot fixes the problem? We’ve all heard the tech support joke: “Have you…

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 1d

The number of lawsuits DHS is going to be facing from their heavy-handed tactics has got to be staggering. 🤦‍♂️

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, I mean obviously they could have gone for a less-obvious design and I could see this kind of tech being incorporated into a watch rather than a pendant.

But for marketing purposes I can see why they might have opted for the more obvious form factor.

Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 1d

I don't think this is the last of these kinds of stories we'll see. I appreciate the innovation but recognize there are challenges both ethical and technical to this kind of product.

The technical challenges are easier to solve.

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I tried the viral AI 'Friend' necklace everyone's talking about—and it's like wearing your senile, anxious grandmother around your neck | Fortune

New Yorkers are vandalizing posters advertising friend.com, calling the AI necklace “dystopian” and “creepy.” It also just doesn’t really work.

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 1d

Too often I see people who don't update their theories to reflect what actually works in practice. The theory should never be immutable, don't be afraid to change the theory as you learn more.

In theory…

Anything that works in practice can work in theory. When a theory tells us something that is working is impossible, we’ve either measured wrong or the theory needs updating. Theories exist to…

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 1d

I love our robot vacuum. It's a low-effort way to make a noticeable difference in the cleanliness of our floors (especially with two small kids dropping Cheerios everywhere). We have a different brand, but I've heard such good things about these. amzn.to/48iz1cT
#Lifehacks

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 2d

Virtually all of them are using it to some extent, even if they don't know it. Whether it's for document review, research, generating notes from a meeting, or even just helping to manage their calendar.

Used properly it's good. The problem is when it's not used properly.

Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 2d

From the Law Society of Saskatchewan's Generative AI Guidelines:

"A lawyer must review all generative AI outputs for accuracy, including, but not limited to, any legal analysis & citations to authority, & correct any errors or misleading arguments before submission to the tribunal."

#AI #Ethics

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 2d

What I'm hearing is more about slowing hiring rather than AI-driven layoffs. Employers who think they can get more productivity out of existing staff, whereas in the past they'd have brought on more staff.

No, AI Isn't Actually Stealing Jobs, Says a New Yale Study www.inc.com/chris-morris...

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 3d

Usually low risk at home, yes, but still not a habit I want to encourage. :-)

Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 3d

#Cybersecurity tip #5: It doesn't matter how complex your password is if you leave it in plain sight...use a password manager. #BeCyberSmart

(Yes, the photo is a dramatization of a real event)

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 3d

This is generally good advice but I have a couple of nitpicks:

1. Most mesh systems will also let you set up at least 1 guest network.
2. Most traditional routers have those add'l controls too.

If you have to go mesh there are increasingly good options.

I compared a traditional Wi-Fi router with a mesh setup - here's which one I recommend

Do you need a single access point or coverage for your entire home? Let's break down which is right for you and why.

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 4d

Perhaps we should amend Miranda to read "Anything you say, including to ChatGPT, may be held against you."

More seriously, it sounds like this kid needs some anger management help and I hope he gets it.

ChatGPT, cell data help arrest Springfield teen for MSU parking lot vandalism

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Springfield teen allegedly damaged 17 vehicles in a Missouri State University (MSU) freshman parking lot in late August, with ChatGPT and cell data used in the investigation le…

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 4d

Emergency Nurses Week is dedicated to recognizing emergency room nurses. EN week celebrates the hardworking nursing professionals who care for those people most in need. #ENWeek

Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 5d

I like Satya a lot but...The billion daily users is a goal, not a solution. :-)

And as for context, the problem is the customer is looking at their device and wondering which Copilot to open. If they have the same name and similar logos it's confusing.

www.businessinsider.com/internal-aud...

Too many Copilots in the cockpit: Internal Microsoft audio shows it's trying to address confusion about its AI apps

The confusion comes from multiple apps with the same Copilot name. Internal audio shows what Microsoft plans to do about it.

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 5d

OK ZDNET, you're making it harder for me to share any of your articles because you're insisting on autoplaying video with sound on your articles...and I refuse to subject my followers to that.

Stop that.

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 5d

Why would this drive RTO?

Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 6d

Not really a big surprise, one of the big changes from COVID when Microsoft dispersed widely to a hybrid work model was that they gave up most of their leased real estate in the Puget Sound area and consolidated back onto the main Redmond campus.

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Former Microsoft Towers in Seattle Suburb Risk Equity Wipeout | Company Business News

Australian Retirement Trust, the nation’s no. 2 pension fund, is defaulting on a loan that funded the purchase of a US office complex once occupied by Microsoft Corp., underscoring the continued…

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 6d

The problem with this story is that it makes it sound like using AI is an offense. It's not. Lawyers use AI all the time and that's fine. The problem comes when they don't carefully review the materials they're filing before they file them.

The AI is there to work alongside you, not instead of you.

18 Lawyers Caught Using AI Explain Why They Did It

Lawyers blame IT, family emergencies, their own poor judgment, their assistants, illness, and more.

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 7d

Make sure you're not so busy on the learning treadmill that you never take a breath and actually APPLY the things you're learning.

The Artificial Intelliphant in the Room
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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 7d

“Simply stated, no brief, pleading, motion, or any other paper filed in any court should contain any citations— whether provided by generative AI or any other source—that the attorney responsible for submitting the pleading has not personally read and verified.”

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California issues historic fine over lawyer’s ChatGPT fabrications

The court of appeals issued an historic fine after 21 of 23 quotes in the lawyer's opening brief were fake. Courts want more AI regulations.

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 7d

I wonder if anybody will ever require these guys to PROVE the people they're killing were smuggling narcotics? Because so far all I've seen from them is "take my word for it." And I don't.

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Ben Schorr @bschorr.bsky.social · 8d

My colleague Sam Harden with a thoughtful piece on #AI workslop and questioning what value really is.

I've quoted that "customers don't want drills, they want holes" line many times and it has not escaped me that actually, holes aren't the goal either.

samharden.substack.com/p/the-hard-p...

The Hard Part

Attorneys hate this one weird trick

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