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Newsletter 27: Many manifestos

There’s been a spate of AI manifestos from CEOs of tech-oriented firms, and they signal what’s to come in our workplaces. This week, I shared…

Read nutritional labels with AI

We no longer have any excuse for not understanding nutrition labels and ingredient lists. I came across this made-in-Korea biscuit at NTUC Fairprice and turned…

Cameras see more than we can

Whenever you see interesting clouds, take a photo with your phone and you might surprise yourself. Camera sensors can capture details that are hard for…

Newsletter 26

I receive daily email alerts on discounted Kindle ebooks, and my latest purchase for $1.99 is “The Big Five” by Dr Sanjiv Chopra. I was…

Midjourney Omni-Reference

Midjourney has been rolling out several new features to fight back against ChatGPT 4o’s powerful imaging capabilities. A new feature is “Omni-Reference” that lets you…

Enjoy your work

I was jogging at Bishan Park today when I saw beautiful sunrays streaming through the tree branches in the foggy air. I stopped at several…

Reworking an ad with ChatGPT

This morning, I thought about The Straits Times Gen AI Masterclass print ad that has been running for over a year, and wondered if it…

A letter to the graduates of 2025

This week, as I bade farewell to the NTU undergrads I supervised for their FYPs (final year project), I gave them some advice on how…

Google Veo 2 hands-on

I finally got to use Google’s Veo 2 to generate AI videos and it’s better than Runway, Kling, Hailuo and Sora. 🔷 It’s faithful to…