Ian Tan

Ian Tan

“Are you sure this photo is not AI-generated?”

I conducted an experiment yesterday to see if people could differentiate between a real cat and a Midjourney AI-generated cat. I posted the image comparison on LinkedIn and Facebook, asking for responses over 12 hours. The results from 49 respondents were…

I could be dead tomorrow

People in my classes and workshops are often taken aback by the way I encourage them to speak up: “I could be dead tomorrow, so please ask me any question while you can.” There is usually dead silence (hah, the…

Deleting 1000 connections

I removed about 1,000 LinkedIn connections yesterday, which was nearly 40% of my LinkedIn 1st-degree connections. No, I haven’t become anti-social. It’s just that whenever I look at my LinkedIn newsfeed, I might see a post from a 1st-degree connection…

Taking a pigeon’s crap

This morning, I was meditating and praying when a pigeon crapped on my head. I might have been alive for nearly 50 years, but I can never get over that “splat” sound when it happens. I dabbed my bald head…

You actually speak Shakespeare

Today, 23rd April, is the death anniversary of William Shakespeare, the man who either made you fall in love with or despise English literature. No matter how you feel about his works, did you know he popularised the following English…

SG Flexi-Work Debate, Part 2

The SG flexi-work debate, Part 2: For over 25 years, most of my jobs have allowed me to work wherever and whenever I wanted. Sounds like what many people are clamouring for today, BUT please hold your horses. My life…

Newsletter 10: No escaping Gen AI

Generative AI went super mainstream this week! Meta put its AI engine Llama 3 into popular mobile apps like WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger. The functionality is rolling out to a few countries like the US, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand…

SG Flexi-Work Debate, Part 1

The SG flexi-work debate: Let me share a story about my friend’s start-up. My friend has been running a fintech startup that cuts down the processing of paperwork in a particular industry. When it was two years old (in 2023),…

Thoughts On Meta.AI

Meta is going all out to contest ChatGPT for mindshare in Generative AI. In the past week, Meta has… – Added AI chatbot in WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger mobile apps, all powered by its new AI engine Llama 3.…

Listen to your heart (rate)

Our bodies talk to us all the time, but how do we listen? One way is by using a watch that measures your heart rate. Every night, I wear my Garmin Forerunner 255 watch to measure my resting heart rate…