Ian Tan

Ian Tan

Midjourney Rembrandt moodboard

Two years ago, I used a powerful computer to train on a set of images for several hours so I could generate AI images in the same style. This week, I uploaded a few Rembrandt sketches to Midjourney to achieve…

Free GPT: Frisky Chinese Translator

I designed a quick GPT (“Frisky Chinese Translator”) in ChatGPT today for Chinese translations, after I got tired of typing the same prompts repeatedly. This GPT translates one sentence at a time, provides hanyu pinyin and English, and also a…

Check your calories with ChatGPT

“ChatGPT, how many calories?” Answer: “This plate appears to have the following items: Total: ~500 calories This is an estimate and can vary depending on the exact portion sizes and preparation.” Wow! I no longer count calories because I can…

ChatGPT now on WhatsApp

Tapping on the power of an exploding sun and infinite human knowledge, I asked ChatGPT on WhatsApp to tell me some dad jokes. Try it now at 1-800-242-8478 or 1800- CHATGPT and hopefully you will get better jokes than I…

The patron saint of communications

One thing I did not expect to learn in Lugano, Switzerland, was the existence of the Catholic patron saint of communications, advertising and PR : Saint Bernardino of Siena. St. Bernardino (Bernadine, 1380 to 1444 AD) was an exceptional preacher…

Sora 1st day review : Sorry

Review of OpenAI’s Sora on its first day: Unpredictable. Expensive. Overhyped and underwhelming. Rated 2 out of 5 stars. You may think this video that I generated with Sora is pretty and cool but it did not follow my prompt.…

Use Gen AI to help you and not cripple you

TRY THIS PROMPT: “Take my work and tell me how to improve it.” I always recommend people to get Gen AI apps to improve their writing, plans and presentations. However, I’ve seen that some people don’t want to do the…

ChatGPT for understanding ancient Chinese wisdom

Translating Ancient Wisdom with ChatGPT: I borrowed this ebook from the library “Master of the Three Ways; Reflections of a Chinese Sage on Living a Satisfying Life”. It contains the writings of Hung Ying Ming, a 17th-century sage, and the…

Claude custom writing styles

I am experimenting with Claude AI’s new custom styles. I uploaded my writing samples and tried some random prompts. VERDICT: Still sounds like a generic chatbot, just with a little more flair and a little less insipid (“Insipid” is why…