Newsletter 09: Decrease, not increase
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…
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WKWSCI is now 4th in the world rankings
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…
We didn’t ask for this tech
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…
Get to know more adults
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:…
Gen AI talk at SingHealth Comms Summit
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…
Editing ChatGPT images
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,…
Dwarkesh Patel’s podcast
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…
Gen AI workshop at Juying Secondary School
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…
The humans behind “Air Head”
In the very near future, you will be able to put together a Generative AI video like this wonderful “Air Head” short film. This was…
Newsletter 08: Embrace contradictions
My friends and family are often puzzled by the contradictory things I say. Over coffee, I was lamenting to a friend about how I wish…
Communicating Christ
What is the best way to communicate the Christian faith? Today is Easter Sunday, when believers remember the resurrection of Jesus Christ after he was…
The day the egg stood still
AI Art for the weekend: “The Day The Egg Stood Still” Inspired by my daily breakfast of two eggs and my current reading journey through…