This is a great commentary by Jonathan Sim about how youths should build relationships with working adults to gain confidence about the working world. Excerpt: “When students come to me seeking career advice, I would suggest they explore professions that…
Last Friday (5th April), I had the honour of giving a talk on Generative AI to communication professionals from SingHealth, Singapore’s largest group of healthcare institutions. I joked with the audience that I had been given the toughest speaking slot,…
You can now “edit” your AI images in ChatGPT 4, but I’m not sure if it’s worth your time. For those who subscribe to ChatGPT, you can generate images with your prompts. Now, within ChatGPT itself, you can select a…
Fellow comms professionals often ask me worriedly about the impact of Gen AI, saying, “What is going to happen to writers when AI can do their job in a few seconds?” I will respond, “The true value of writers and…
The Mission: TEACH 55 secondary TEACHERS how to use Generative AI in TEACHING. Mission Outcome: Wow, this must have been the noisiest bunch of students ever! And it was fantastic. Yesterday, I conducted my largest ever Gen AI workshop at…
In the very near future, you will be able to put together a Generative AI video like this wonderful “Air Head” short film. This was released by OpenAI last week as a showcase of the upcoming text-to-video Sora platform. The…
My friends and family are often puzzled by the contradictory things I say. Over coffee, I was lamenting to a friend about how I wish I had made a different decision 30 years ago that would have changed the course…
What is the best way to communicate the Christian faith? Today is Easter Sunday, when believers remember the resurrection of Jesus Christ after he was crucified on the cross. I recently came across this ad for the Episcopal Ad Project…
AI Art for the weekend: “The Day The Egg Stood Still” Inspired by my daily breakfast of two eggs and my current reading journey through Liu Cixin’s trilogy (The 3 Body Problem, The Dark Forest and Death’s End). This took…
Why am I conducting “The Straits Times Masterclass: Generative AI for Teenagers” on 19th June? Firstly, it’s obvious by now that everyone will need to wield Gen AI to remain relevant in coming years. I see so many courses being…