Four years after the pandemic started, I finally have a proper lighting setup for my online calls. Better late than never! My setup comprises of two Sirui LED video panel lights perched on Elgato mounts. The LED panels are set…
Come August, my colleagues and I will be teaching the long-running “Basic Media Writing” course to a new batch of undergrads at Nanyang Technological University Singapore. Some will ask: “Why bother teaching writing when Gen AI can write better than…
I often meditate on teachings from Kaibara Ekiken, a 17th century samurai who was also a doctor, botanist and philosopher (yes, a true polymath): “There is a secret key to nurturing your health. This key is an essential secret transmission…
My alma mater and my place of teaching, the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU), is now ranked 4th in the world for Communication and Media Studies! This accolade comes from the…
I’m not surprised that early media reviews have declared the Humane AI Pin a failure. Nobody asked for this, just like clunky VR and AR headsets. What is it? The Verge’s summary: “The idea behind the Humane AI Pin is…
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…