Newsletter 67 – Press your thumb here
This week, I write about two important questions we need to ask ourselves every morning “Who am I? What am I doing here?”. I also recap my week where I appeared on live CNA news, gave a crash course in…
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MAS Tranformation Day 2026
Thank you to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for the opportunity to conduct a Gen AI vibe coding session during their MAS Transformation Day 2026 today! In just a few minutes and using the free Gemini app, I showed…
CNA interview on AI, knowledge and creativity
I was on live TV news last evening on CNA to talk about the importance of applying human judgement and creativity when using AI. I couldn’t be happier to share what I always teach everyone in my classes at NTU…
Newsletter 66 – Hunger is good
In this week’s newsletter, I reflect on the topic of hunger, inspired by Shulin Lee‘s recent sharing about how Singaporeans need to be more hungry. I also recap what I wrote this week about the Singapore government’s drive to protect every…
Newsletter 65 – A Bad Hunch
In this week’s issue, I talk about everyone’s impending health issues with their neck. I also recap what I wrote about how human knowledge is still power, my experiments with ChatGPT Images 2.0, Google AI Studio is now “cheaper”, why…
ST Masterclasses April 2026
It’s been two fun days of conducting the The Straits Times Gen AI Masterclasses in Gen AI – Fundamentals and Advanced. I got to introduce the new image engine in OpenAI‘s ChatGPT (GPT Images 2.0) and for text generation, I think it is…
Newsletter 64 – Have Standards
In this week’s newsletter, I write about the need to hold ourselves to high standards in the age of AI. I also recap what I wrote about the increasing market share of Gemini and Claude, learning motion graphics with Cavalry,…
Newsletter 63 – Digital devaluation
In this week’s newsletter, I ponder on the monetary value of graphic icons vs a custard puff. I also recap what I wrote about Google’s latest integration of NotebookLM into Gemini, how NTU and Google are collaborating on AI literacy,…
Claude Cowork – Annual Leave Spreadsheet
Here’s an spreadsheet that a HR department might use to monitor the amount of annual leave used by the company’s employees. I created this using Claude Cowork after I received a request from an SME’s human resources team to improve…
Newsletter 62 – Good vibrations
I had plenty to say in the past week, so let’s get into the recap. What I’m doing with AI: Google AI Studio is getting more powerful for vibe coding. I rebuilt my Chinese language flashcard app to allow for…