Can AI Help a Child Prepare for a Spelling Test?

Can AI help a child prepare for a spelling test?

That’s the question I asked this week while helping my daughter study for hers. Instead of just drilling words the old-fashioned way, I wondered—how hard would it be to build an AI-powered spelling assistant?

With Open WebUI, it …

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The Future of Professional Interpreters in an AI-Driven World

The Future of Professional Interpreters in an AI-Driven World

Have you ever worked with a professional interpreter? They perform impressive mental gymnastics, especially in simultaneous translation, where they listen to a live audio stream in one language while translating and speaking in another at the same time.

Over the past fifteen years, I’ve travelled extensively across APAC, speaking …

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AI and the Creative Process

There is no doubt that generative AI is having an increasingly significant impact on the creative process. From writing to art, music and video, generative AI helps creatives do more in less time. But is there a point at which outsourcing the creative process becomes detrimental to future creativity and …

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AI-Powered Image and Video Processing: The Future of Communication

Luxo Jr.

Pixar - Luxo Jr.

As a child, I was captivated by the earliest animated shorts produced by Pixar. The combination of groundbreaking computer graphics and storytelling brought the characters to life. I can still vividly remember watching Luxo Jr bounce across the screen, chasing, playing and eventually puncturing a small blue …

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Clearer Communication

As the amount of information we are subjected to each day increases, it's critical that we strive for clear, succinct communication. However, two tools at our disposal that often negate their use are acronyms and abbreviations. They are intended to help the writer communicate their ideas more efficiently without needing …

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