Ian Tan

Ian Tan

Newsletter 43 – 3 is the magic number

In this week’s newsletter, I share why 3 is the magic number in presentations. I also recap my earlier posts on how I use ChatGPT Projects; what I will not automate; taking Kurt Vonnegut’s advice; solving the obituary photo problem;…

Cyborg Mascots with Gemini

I was thinking of creating a mascot for my workshop slides and turned to Google Gemini to generate these images separately. I think I like the Calculator Boy the most.

ChatGPT Projects

I think many people don’t look at the sidebar of ChatGPT enough. OpenAI has added really useful features such as GPTs (chatbots), Library (for browsing your generated images) and most recently, “Projects”, which allows you to store your files and…

I’m so tired of seeing LinkedIn posts where someone uses Gen AI to put some pointless saying on a white wall or piece of paper. Here are some other ways you can do it, people! These four images are all…

ST Gen AI Masterclass Fundamentals

Presenting the seventh batch of The Straits Times Generative AI (Fundamentals) Masterclass! I was telling them that we must keep exploring new Gen AI apps, because what is hot today will be superceded tomorrow. Well, the Google Whisk and Google Veo video…

ST Advanced Gen AI Masterclass

INVEST IN YOURSELF: I saw many familiar faces in The Straits Times Advanced Generative AI Masterclass. They had attended the original Masterclass (now renamed the Fundamentals version) and were back to level up their skills in prompting, data analysis, and…

Newsletter 42 – Keeping Up

In this week’s newsletter: how words can change perspectives; how people are using ChatGPT; how communication techniques are used by scammers; how I put together my nearly perfect work laptop; and how to make stuff in new ways using Google…

Google Whisk – Workshop masterpiece

Applying what I teach in the Advanced Generative AI Masterclass, organised by The Straits Times: We can take different images and reimagine them in Google Whisk. Here’s how I am sharing our group photo without sharing the actual photo. Thank…

OpenAI’s research on how people use ChatGPT

OpenAI just released a research study of 1.5 million ChatGPT conversations and it provides insights into how people use the world’s most popular chatbot. There’s a toss-up between “Writing” and “Practical Guidance” (about 28% each), followed closely by “Seeking Information”…