Commonplace book: not entirely AI
There's been a lot of AI in the air, and that is reflected in this collection; at least the bits connecting with other worlds (etiquette, nature, craft and Enlightenment values) get a little outside the bubble. Kevin Beaumont describes how outsourcing IT to reduce costs means "we've normalised ransomware": Because organisations are busy trying to automate everything and put IT at the heart of everything to reduce cost, the risk and the threat increases. When you combine cost pressures, capitalism, automation and a digital economy — there’s risks which have developed here. Many orgs are, essentially, in a race to the bottom when it comes to cost. Races to the bottom don’t end well. ... For example, the press has barely mentioned the Jaguar Land Rover incident after the first two days — save for when they admitted “some data” may be impacted. That became another news cycle. But… why? The primary impact here is the UK government may have to effective bail out the motor...