Ian Tan

Ian Tan

Photobashing the Galactic Rooster

If you’re struggling to get Generative AI to produce your desired image, here’s a method called “photobashing”. The most critical thing here is that you must have a clear idea of the visual in your mind. You should also know…

I’m on a street banner

My face has appeared on a street banner, like a politician or Singa The Lion. Truly, I have nothing left to achieve in life (for today). Anyway, I’m giving a free talk on how people can use Gen AI at…

My daily prompts

After two years of using ChatGPT, I describe prompts as simple spells that can unlock the doors we need to open. I write prompts of different lengths depending on the situation, but I use these few short prompts almost daily.…

Calligraphy with Gen AI

Trying out something new today – combining calligraphy with AI art. My steps: Just another example of how we can work together with AI while retaining our humanity. Hmm, need to try using other fonts in my calligraphy.

Podcasts are the new mass media

Fascinating data from Scott Galloway’s latest newsletter on the “podcast election” : “Rogan has 16 million Spotify subscribers and can reach many more people across a variety of other platforms: In just three days after the live podcast, his three-hour-long…

Marketing lessons from the 2024 US election

The polarizing US presidential election reflects communication and marketing principles that I have learned over the years, and I teach these to my students each semester: It’s not how much marketing budget you have. I was impressed that Kamala Harris…

Back to paper and pen

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the reMarkable Pro tablet that allowed me to write my notes digitally with e-ink technology. Unfortunately, the product was so buggy I got it replaced, and then the replacement device also gave me…

You don’t need more time

“You don’t need more time because you already have all the time that you will ever get; you need more focus” – Kevin Kelly. What a profound statement that needs to be shared with everyone! I adapted Kevin’s quote and…

Robot in the City

I explain to participants in my Generative AI workshops that the technology is incredibly powerful, but we must never forget it is just a tool. Tools expand our abilities and get things done more quickly, but we humans must still…