In this week’s newsletter, I write about the importance of mindfulness in the age of AI automation. I also share Similarweb statistics on Gen AI apps, rail against the negative narrative about Gen X, and put up a few “Movie…
If you want to see how the world is changing, look at web traffic data. I was surprised to see that except for ChatGPT, traffic for the top 10 sites has dropped from March to April. Was it a seasonal…
Movie Posters from the AI Future: Will human brains shrink in size as people become over-reliant on AI for everything? How large will data centres get? Will robots have powerful local processor “brains” or will their brains be in the…
I’ve always wondered why people use Gen AI writing apps, given that it’s quite straightforward to use ChatGPT and the other LLMs to generate and edit any bunch of text. The latest Similarweb data is showing that other people are…
Movie Posters From The AI Future: Given that most students, if not all, are using Gen AI to do their schoolwork, and that AI detectors are not 100% accurate, will educators redesign their lessons or bring us back to the…
Over the past few months, I’ve been seeing more media articles about the struggles of Gen X (born between 1965 and 1980). I also shared the article from the New York Times (“The Gen X Career Meltdown”). However, I think…
Designing with Gen AI: Thanks to ChatGPT, anyone can generate a nice visual today, but creating a differentiated visual requires human thinking, patience, and basic knowledge of various tools. Here’s how I created this movie poster: Thinking: I wake up…
There’s been a spate of AI manifestos from CEOs of tech-oriented firms, and they signal what’s to come in our workplaces. This week, I shared the Fiverr manifesto: “If you do not become an exceptional talent at what you do,…
This list of prompts written by students was just reposted by OpenAI, and from it, I learned new ways of learning using ChatGPT (or any LLM). To my fellow educators, it’s important that you read this and try the prompts…
We no longer have any excuse for not understanding nutrition labels and ingredient lists. I came across this made-in-Korea biscuit at NTUC Fairprice and turned the box around to look at the nutritional label. I was stunned to see SO…