Elizabeth Tai

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Elizabeth Tai · Aug 31, 2026

GENERATIVE AI AND FOUNDATION MODELS

As a writer, AI has now given me access to services that were too expensive before

Creating covers for ebooks, editing books, building apps ... It used to cost thousands to do this, but AI is making these services affordable. For creatives (those who do this as a hobby or for work), this opens up a so many exciting possibilities.

MALAYSIA

Elizabeth Tai · Aug 26, 2026

TALENT ACQUISITION AND RECRUITING

A day in a life of the AI-assisted technical content writer

How a working day could look like for the AI-assisted content strategist and writer in an enterprise.

Elizabeth Tai · Jul 28, 2026

INTERNET CULTURE AND SOCIAL MEDIA

Being a minority on social media sucks sometimes

The pressure to self-censor as a minority on US-centric social media platforms is quite real.

Elizabeth Tai · Jul 09, 2026

DEV OPS AND SITE RELIABILITY

July 2026: Lestat, OpenCode and the art of resting

Reflecting on my medical leave and how I'm catching up on dramas, learning how to use OpenCode, and catching up with personal writing projects despite my body's demands that I do nothing.

Elizabeth Tai · Jun 29, 2026

NANOTECHNOLOGY AND NANOMATERIALS

The Last Generation of ‘Bananas’? How Malaysian Chinese Identity Is Transforming

More Malaysian Chinese are leaning towards their Chinese roots, and that includes having an education in Chinese.