Ian Tan

Ian Tan

Newsletter 27: Many manifestos

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,…

ChatGPT – Top 20 prompts for exam finals

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…

Read nutritional labels with AI

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…

Cameras see more than we can

Whenever you see interesting clouds, take a photo with your phone and you might surprise yourself. Camera sensors can capture details that are hard for the human eye to perceive. This morning, I saw these wonderful clouds, but the sky…

Newsletter 26

I receive daily email alerts on discounted Kindle ebooks, and my latest purchase for $1.99 is “The Big Five” by Dr Sanjiv Chopra. I was stunned to read this: “Coffee appears to offer a great variety of benefits, including substantial…

Midjourney Omni-Reference

Midjourney has been rolling out several new features to fight back against ChatGPT 4o’s powerful imaging capabilities. A new feature is “Omni-Reference” that lets you upload photos of “characters, objects, vehicles, or non-human creatures”. I uploaded an older profile photo…

Enjoy your work

I was jogging at Bishan Park today when I saw beautiful sunrays streaming through the tree branches in the foggy air. I stopped at several points to take photos, and I was delighted to come upon this glowing scene of…