Microsoft is consolidating all its Microsoft 365 apps and services under a new domain name, cloud.microsoft, in a move that will simplify the user experience and improve cross-app experiences. Read more: https://bit.ly/3oFVdsw
Do the people working at #Microsoft honestly think that crap like this is what #Windows users want?
The search that they should be focusing on is Windows search. Listary and voidtool's 'Everything' are INFINITELY better and I couldn't get anything done without them.
The ONLY positive thing here is that unlike other features they've auto-installed, this one actually asks you up front if you want to use it and avoids using dark patterns.
In blocking #Microsoft's acquisition of #ActivisionBlizzard, the UK #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority has made history: they have stepped in to prevent a notorious, convicted monopolist from seizing control over a nascent, important market (cloud gaming), ignoring the transparent, self-serving lies Microsoft told about the merger:
RIP to Microsoft branded PC accessories. Disappointing because they're excellent, and work very well in schools. I generally stick to using their mice.
If a company is demanding that regulatory bodies need to 'look hard at the role of the CMA and the regulatory structure' then that regulatory body is probably doing a decent job.
All this talk of how this will effect Microsofts investment in the UK going forward, or how this is a win for the EU; that it means death for tech investment in the UK in a post-Brexit world is sh*t. We're watching a toddler who's been told 'no' throw their toys out of the pram
This is for a new product called AutoNotes.ai that will create progress notes for you for about $14+ per month.
I am tentatively interested in this and signed up for a free trial.
I have concerns (below) but am hopeful this continues to improve.
The system has no BAA agreement for HIPAA because they claim not to collect any PHI. This may be true.
Their terms of service and privacy policy may be amended at any time and the only notification provided will be on their website. I am weary of this now that I have been burned by such stealth changes by one of my own BAA subcontractors.
Information for each client will have to be entered from scratch each time as they do not store data about clients. For the free demo, it takes about 60 seconds to generate each note. You then cut and paste it into your EHR.
While they claim to collect no PHI, they do send SOME data of SOME sort to several tracking systems and data aggregators. At best, they are tracking YOU -- the clinician. At worst -- they may be sending some of the data you enter to data aggregators which -- hopefully -- do not have data from other sources to be able to pin down the individual clients you are describing.
DATA IS SEND TO THE FOLLOWING OUTSIDE TRACKING COMPANIES ON BOTH THEIR DATA INPUT PAGE & THE GENERATED NOTE PAGE:
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The following is an example of the note generated for a fake client with Acute Stress Disorder:
%GREEN = IN WHAT I REPORTED%
&RED = INVENTED BY AI, NOT REPORTED BY CLINICIAN&
BLACK = I HAVE NO STRONG OPINION
Subjective:
Client &reported increased levels of stress, particularly in the& %workplace. Described experiencing anxious mood and labile mood, but was able to demonstrate appropriate behavior and normal speech throughout the session. Client was self-reflective% and &engaged& %during the 45-minute video session%, %which allowed for a comprehensive exploration of the current challenges they face&. The client recognized the need to address these issues in order to improve their overall well-being.
Objective:
During the session, several areas were discussed. &Client was open and honest& about %feeling overwhelmed and stressed at work, further precipitating their anxiety. They were able to identify specific work situations that were particularly difficult for them to navigate. It was noted that the client was able to maintain self-reflective behavior during discussions,% which will be beneficial for making progress in therapy.
Assessment:
%The client is showing signs of progress in therapy, taking active steps to address and work through their challenges with stress and anxiety.% Their willingness to participate and self-reflect in session indicates a strong commitment to achieving their therapeutic goals. %Current therapeutic interventions, which are directed at helping the client build skills and coping strategies, are having a positive impact on the client's progress.%
Plan:
%In order to lower workplace stress and continue advancing in therapy, the client agreed to set specific objectives for themselves. They plan on talking to their manager about ways to manage their workload or address any outstanding concerns. Additionally, they will begin practicing meditation four times a week during their lunch breaks, as a means of managing stress and promoting relaxation.% &Continued exploration of these& and other stress reduction &strategies will be a focus in future sessions.&
Hmmm... My take-away is that this needs more work (that's fine); I want to know why they have to report to LinkedIn, Facebook, Gravatar, and Word Press while I'm logged in and what they report; and the system IS inventing minor elements that I did not tell it to add. For example, while I reported the client was overwhelmed and stressed, I did not say the client was open and honest about it. I told the system the client was "progressing", but never said that increased levels of stress were reported in this session.
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If AutoNotes.ai just plugged in a free AI available from elsewhere with a front-end they created, I wonder what legalese governs use of the AI on the backend? I am not a lawyer and none of us know the licensing agreement or ownership of the AI which AutoNotes.ai is using.
And, well hey -- while I'm just busy making up wild speculations -- let's play with this a bit:
So I know AutoNotes.ai is sending SOME kind of information to Google tracking services because my browser plug-ins are preventing this data from being sent to Google and telling me so.
Let's just suppose for a moment that they are using Google's Bard AI on the back-end. Because -- why not -- there is no PHI being collected anyway...
Meanwhile, both the therapist and the client are using the Google Chrome web browser for televideo. Or maybe they are using Gmail and the Gmail text is being mined. Or the data input for the note is sent along to Google datamining regardless of whether or not the Bard AI is used...
Let's go further out on our hypothetical limb and say that the therapist sees only three clients that day. The therapist creates three notes in AutoNotes.ai that day...
It's now a more than fair chance that one of those three unnamed clients has Acute Stress Disorder (like in my example above). If Google has gone to the bother to devote the computer tracking power to it, they might know from Gmail, or Bard, or data aggregation the names of the clients the therapist saw that day.
Of course, I really am making this all up -- we are just not given enough data to know what's real and false anymore.
Here is a paragraph from the welcome message they emailed me:
"Here are a couple of simple suggestions, first, complete as thorough a Mental Status Exam (MSE) as possible, submit a few sentences related to the session and theme, and include treatment plan goals, objectives, and strategies; this will ensure the best possible clinical note. Please revise and submit your revised version inside the app! This will assist all of us in building the greatest tool on earth for the field!"
Well, okay -- I do want the AI to get better at its job...
But this DOES mean they are keeping a version of what you provide, doesn't it?
It occurred to me this morning that by the time I fill out the form and write two or three sentences, I've already done all the work that is needed for an official note (after adding start and end times, diagnosis, name, client age, and a few other elements to the form). There is no need to convert it all to narrative -- it can stay in form factor mostly.
So -- while I want an AI I can trust to help with notes (and this one may grow into such) -- right now the effort of getting it to create a note is about exactly equal to the effort of just writing it myself anyway.
Actvision Blizzard: reportedly all hurt about the UK 🇬🇧 blocking the Microsoft acquisition, but as ex-Industry, did they ever invest much here anyway?
> vowing to “reassess our growth plans for the UK”, adding: “Innovators large and small will take note that – despite all its rhetoric – the UK is clearly closed for business.” (source: The Guardian today by :mastodon: @alexhern)
Yet AB has never really invested much in the UK and if anything, they've been consolidating here - given the switch to digital sales
UK Studios:
KING, acquired for 'Candy Crush' and a mobile presence in 2016, a great strategic move (but they didn't build it, it was pure M&A at $5.9B)
BIZARRE CREATIONS, bought and closed (2011) who made 'Blur' (AB then decided the racing genre was too crowded)
BLAST FURNACE, a small mobile studio in Leeds, closed (2016)
... anything else?
Interested in others' views too, but that "empty threat" seems pretty spot on to me
@sindarina
It was this Venturebeat interview, where Bobby Kottick gave some interesting insights on why this is in play like -
"... you look at the specialized skills, like AI and machine learning or computer graphics. You’ve got Nvidia and all of those big companies recruiting the best AI and computer graphics talent. And so we (AB) realized the pipeline for talent — we just didn’t have it. And we needed to have access to somebody’s pipeline of talent. And that was a big consideration."