As I designed a leadership communication course at my university, I pondered on Dale Carnegie’s classic advice: “Don’t criticize, condemn, or complain.” It’s true but it’s so hard to do. I’ve struggled with this saying since I first read the…
After revising the Teeline shorthand alphabet yesterday, I started writing full sentences in shorthand to practice. My reMarkable Paper Pro tablet is used for both work and Bible study notes, and I have been writing in both English and Chinese.…
I’ve been writing a lot on my reMarkable Paper Pro since it arrived a week ago. I started to using shorthand to write faster, but I was spending too much time designing new shorthand forms. So today, I dug out…
Over the weekend, I penned this commentary on “digital detoxing” for TODAY (which will merge with CNA next week). Thank you to Melissa Lee Suppiah for the opportunity! Here’s an excerpt: “In 2018, I got frustrated with my addiction to Facebook. Inspired by books about removing…
The results of yesterday’s Gen AI Deepfake test on LinkedIn and Facebook are in: 69% of 51 respondents wrongly guessed that the “real man” was Photo A. Sorry folks, but I generated Photo A with Midjourney. On the other hand,…
Day 2 I’m on my second day using the Remarkable Paper Pro, an e-ink tablet designed for writing and annotation. I’m thinking through the key points for a media commentary, writing them down, erasing what doesn’t work, or adding some…
Yesterday, I conducted the last of three AI webinars for PSA International, where I shared my Generative AI knowledge and skills, reaching over 800 attendees in total. Thank you to Nanyang Technological University Singapore‘s Centre for Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE@NTU) for the opportunity…
You can now generate a podcast from any content by using Google’s NotebookLM app. Turn up the audio here, it’s two AI-generated voices having a conversation about electric vehicles in Singapore, based on the Wikipedia content that I uploaded. NotebookLM…
I felt a little sad about the closure of the last Times Bookstores outlet in Singapore. But just a little. I was also glad to see the bookstore chain leave the scene with dignity and pride. When I was in…
I just spent an hour chatting with the new “ChatGPT o1-preview” model. OpenAI says that this model is better at reasoning and solving tough problems in math and science. You can also view the reasoning process by ChatGPT. OpenAI claims…