Newsletter 51
As you can see, I gave up trying to come up with today’s newsletter title. I’m writing a dissertation this weekend so my mind is completely choked. Anyway, let’s jump into a recap of the things I wrote about over…
Ian Tan
Workshop with RSIS ambassadors
My final Gen AI workshop for the year was with the passionate brand ambassadors from RSIS | S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies – Daisry OBAL, Jelvin Jose, Anna Monique Bauer 白安娜, and Khemachart Petpraist. RSIS is a global graduate…
Intent, Skills and Algos
INTENT, SKILLS AND ALGOS: Yesterday, I was taking photos at the launch of Impact in Southeast Asia (i-SEA) Fellowship Programme at my school, while demonstrating to a new friend how a photographer combines human intention, photographic skill and “algorithm literacy”.…
Editing Infographics with Google AI
In the age of Gen AI, you need to be able to generate content, take them apart, and repurpose them for your own use. Here’s how I adapted a Google Gemini infographic for the Mandarin edition of The Straits Times Masterclass in…
ST Gen AI Masterclass – Chinese Edition
Congratulations to the first batch of The Straits Times Generative AI Masterclass in Chinese! We had a great time yesterday learning the fundamentals of Gen AI and exploring the possibilities of today’s most popular Gen AI apps like ChatGPT, Gemini,…
Newsletter 50 – Five Zero
Somehow, I’ve made it to the 50th edition of this newsletter. Thank you for sticking with my rambling thoughts, my odd experiments with Gen AI, and I hope you like each week’s AI-generated visual. It’s been three years since ChatGPT…
Nano Banana Pro – Proverbs 3
I ideated with Gemini today on ways to visualise the verse from Proverbs 3: “In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”. I riffed on Gemini’s suggestions and designed this visual using Google AI Studio.…
Nano Banana Pro Tri-Selfies
Pointless Selfies on LinkedIn are so 2025. In 2026, you should be putting up Pointless Tri-Selfies to show the world: ✔️ How multi-faceted you are!✔️ How multitasking is your thing!✔️ How you can be in multiple places at once! It’s…
NotebookLM infographics – Anyone Can Lose Weight
I’m experimenting with Google NotebookLM’s infographic generation. I gave it my ebook “Anyone Can Lose Weight” and prompted for vibrant colors. The result is pretty spiffy. No spelling mistakes!
NotebookLM makes slides now
The most popular request in my Gen AI workshops is: “How can AI do my PowerPoint decks for me?”. Over the past three years of training people in Gen AI, the methods have evolved along with consumer LLMs like ChatGPT…