Apple just unveiled Apple Intelligence – “the personal intelligence system for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that combines the power of generative models with personal context” – and its share price dropped 2%. You know why? Just check out the key…
You might have noticed that I have been posting disposable content and my newsletter is three weeks overdue. I’ve paused my regular writing because I’m preparing for next semester’s lessons at NTU. I didn’t expect to fall down a rabbit…
I got to know a young journalist yesterday and she was surprised when I gave her the advice that a big dose of ego is needed in her job. I told the young lady, “Isn’t it exciting to see your…
AI Art: I drew a ninja sour puss on paper, then brought the drawing into Adobe Firefly where I tried out different Gen AI image filters. Firefly has gotten so good, I will stop using Stable Diffusion. Here’s the original…
As I continued my random fascination with drawing cats, I stumbled upon a now-forgotten series of drawing books by artist Lee Ames. From the 1970s to the 1990s, he created 26 editions of the “Draw 50…” books, with titles like…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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.…