Learn like AI
Today, I suddenly felt like drawing cats. I wanted to know “what makes a cat look like a cat?” I drew many ugly rough sketches from online cat photos until I got the idea. Then I sketched this decent-looking cat.…
Ian Tan
Be mindful about your AI images
The careless use of AI-generated images will damage your personal brand. It’s fun to generate and use AI-generated images for your FB post, but you should trash images with obvious errors and malformities. For example, I’m seeing more AI-generated images…
Just in time for my Gen AI workshop for teens
OpenAI just announced that “all ChatGPT Free users can now use browse, vision, data analysis, file uploads, and GPTs”. WOOHOO! This is great timing for my upcoming “The Straits Times Masterclass on Generative AI for Teenagers” on 19th June. With…
Gen AI’s impact on marketing and creative agencies
Is Generative AI going to kill marketing and creative agencies? Klarna, a fintech firm, sent out a press release saying it “cut its sales and marketing spend by 11% in Q1 2024 while increasing the number of campaigns and updating…
Stephen King on writing
Cut the crap if you want to write well. My sifu, Stephen King, reminded me of this truth when I flipped open his book “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft.” This screenshot is from his “Second Foreword.” It’s funny.…
My tray of eyeglasses
My daughter said, “Why do you have so many eyeglasses lying around the house?” I replied, “Because I need all of them! Middle age sucks!” That conversation gave me the idea to buy a tray for my spectacles, which I…
Generative Workshop For Creatives In Vietnam
What if an artist could become a copywriter? What if a copywriter could become an artist? I shared this “impossible idea” with the talented creatives from OnPoint last week. OnPoint is the leading e-commerce enabler in Vietnam, helping many brands…
Increasing my VO₂ Max
People have been asking me, “What are you going to do during the term break till August? Are you travelling anywhere?” My latest response: “Nope. I’m going to jog 6km every day until my waistline drops an inch and my…
Microsoft’s latest Copilot Plus PCs
The Verge recently published this article “Inside Microsoft’s mission to take down the MacBook Air”. Microsoft is trying to take down the MacBook Air again. Let me tell you why I’m deeply skeptical, even though I’m a big Windows user…
What Generative AI is NOT
These are the three top misconceptions about what Generative AI is. • It’s not a search engine • It’s not thinking on its own • It’s not a source of truth Sounds simple enough to understand, but it actually takes…