No one gave them permission to create an AI character based on themselves. They just fed some of that person’s writing into the LLM and let it do its thing. There was, apparently, no thought given to whether having a Stephen King-based analyzer would violate the use of his name or if building the LLM
Mike McBride
Mike McBride has been blogging since 2001, starting with what was, in essence, a blog about technology and being a One-Man IT Department. Over the years, his career has taken some twists and turns, as well as my interests, so now you will find blog posts covering everything from Social Networking, Law firms and Litigation Support, Travel, Training and yes, he's still writing about technology! He's even branched out into Photography and Sports Talk.
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Shared Links (weekly) March 8, 2026
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Let’s make it more difficult to keep up with changing technology
By Mike McBride
As if the struggle to keep up with technological change wasn’t hard enough for those of us in the industry, now we’ve got to deal with reports that are made up by GenAI? No, Windows 12 Isn’t Replacing Windows 11 Anytime Soon A now retracted PCWorld article published on March 2, 2026, claimed that Windows 12 was……
Shared Links (weekly) March 1, 2026
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Reaction to Death of Rondale Moore and Workplace Mental Health
By Mike McBride
This is not just an issue for the NFL or other sports leagues. This is the reality in EVERY workplace. People ask all the time why no one talks about mental health at work, even when you have programs designed to support your employees. This is why. It’s the way everyone else in the workplace…
Governance Can’t Keep Up With AI
By Mike McBride
So I ask again: why are we listening to the people who have the most to gain by getting everyone to buy AI tools, instead of making our own decisions about how quickly we should move forward with AI? Governance exists to slow things down – forcing people to think before they run off and…
Shared Links (weekly) Feb 22, 2026
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Worth Reading – If your external drive is always plugged in, it isn’t a backup
By Mike McBride
Having a good backup strategy involves being slightly paranoid. What are the risks? What happens if…? You need to look at the worst-case scenarios and consider if there’s a copy of your important data that would still exist if it happened. It’s not a fun exercise, and if you suffer from anxiety, it can be…
Worth Reading – The main reason your company’s healthcare costs are skyrocketing
By Mike McBride
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…
Shared Links (weekly) Feb 15, 2026
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