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title: AI Experiments
date: 2026-04-11T13:32:19+08:00
description: I collected a series of small AI experiments to unlock creative ideas. I used tools like Gemini and Claude for everything from palmistry readings and jingle creation to automating email labels and generating data-driven research stories.
keywords: [chatgpt, gemini, claude code, data stories, automation, prompt engineering, vision models]
---

A collection of little AI experiments that unlock ideas.

- **VOICE** Speak to [ChatGPT](https://chatgpt.com/) in a language other than English
- **VISION**
  - Upload your palm's photo and ask for a palmistry reading
  - Upload a screenshot of a contacts list and ask for a Google Contacts CSV import
- **MUSIC** On Gemini select "Create music" (Lyria). Then prompt:
  - "Create a vote of thanks for the following people. [People]"
  - "Create a 30s loopable introduction jingle for [Speaker] who's speaking about [Topic]"
- **IMAGE** On Gemini select "Create image" (Nano Banana Pro) and prompt:
  - "Draw this as a visually rich, intricately detailed, colorful, and funny, sketchnote. [Content]"
- **AUTOMATIION**
  - On Google Workspace Studio, prompt: "Add an URGENT label to emails that need immediate action by me."
  - On Claude Code Desktop, prompt: "Send a test email to myself."
- **ANALYSIS** On ChatGPT, prompt: "Research and compare the AI policies across universities as a table."
- **RESEARCH** On Claude Code / Codex, prompt: "Write a data story analyzing movie lengths over time." It will search, download, write code, analyze, and visualize.

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Here are blog posts from 01 Jan 2026 to 11 Apr 2026. They are a good source of experiments.

- creating-a-favicon-from-svg.md
- using-svg-favicons-with-unicode.md
- 🔴 first-4-words-of-2026.md
- can-ai-replace-human-paper-reviewers.md
- mapping-the-red-headed-league.md
- linkedin-is-hostile-to-content.md
- get-this-blog-via-email-on-google-groups.md
- gemini-scraper.md
- finding-open-source-bugs-with-ty.md
- self-discover-llm-capabilities.md
- scrabble-image-generation.md
- 🔴 open-sandals.md
- nptel-applied-vibe-coding-workshop.md
- yearly-goal-tracking-faq.md
- the-jamnagar-chokepoint-data-story.md
- gemini-copies-images-almost-perfectly.md
- creating-data-stories-in-different-styles.md
- chrome-enterprise-premium-access.md
- breaking-rules-in-the-age-of-ai.md
- aws-partyrock.md
- hot-cookies.md
- google-ai-tools-list.md
- gemini-3-flash-ocrs-dilbert-accurately.md
- migrating-my-blog-from-wordpress-to-hugo.md
- humans-have-taught-llms-well.md
- rise-of-the-indian-tv-series.md
- rip-data-engineers.md
- openai-prism-for-latex.md
- no-response-required.md
- migrating-tds-from-docsify-to-hugo.md
- using-gemini-to-create-slides.md
- the-meaning-of-life.md
- when-to-use-which-gemini-mode.md
- verifying-textbook-facts.md
- tds-jan-2026-ga1-released.md
- tds-comic-generation.md
- finding-old-friends-with-gemini.md
- extracting-ai-advice.md
- using-browser-tabs-as-slides.md
- using-ai-for-work-news.md
- time-bound-recurring-meetings.md
- writing-articles-from-my-blog-posts.md
- gemini-enterprise-business.md
- ai-agents-to-hire.md
- tools-in-data-science-jan-2026.md
- the-periodic-table-by-primo-levi-and-randall-munroe.md
- submitting-an-ai-ded-vizchitra-proposal.md
- scepticism-and-humility.md
- organizing-pdf-receipts.md
- new-ways-of-reading-books.md
- learnings-from-building-babbage-insight.md
- memorable-explanations.md
- dynamic-board-games-with-llms.md
- baba-is-you.md
- when-llm-prices-fall-10x-every-year.md
- transcript-ai-ded-interviews.md
- ai-expert-lens.md
- analaizing-cloud-costs.md
- ai-video-compression.md
- using-codex-to-improve-codex.md
- repurposing-blog-posts-for-talks.md
- ilaiyaraaja-mridangam-songs.md
- birthday-sandwich-cake.md
- white-pebble-black-pebble.md
- can-ai-discover-new-data-visualizations.md
- blog-embeddings-map.md
- hardening-my-dev-container-setup.md
- gemini-cli-harness-is-not-good-enough.md
- directional-feedback-for-ai.md
- the-future-of-work-with-ai.md
- recording-screencasts.md
- prototyping-the-prototypes.md
- llm-comic-styles.md
- leaked-key-sociology.md
- using-game-playing-agents-to-teach.md
- using-browser-history-as-memory.md
- the-nano-banana-paradox.md
- which-llms-get-you-better-grades.md
- ai-in-sdlc-at-pyconf.md
- ai-for-film-dialogues.md
- kick-starting-a-pyconf-panelist-interview.md
- interactive-explainers.md
- iim-bangalore-pgp-interview-panel.md
- how-i-use-ai-to-teach.md
- cracking-online-exams-with-coding-agents.md
- calvin-umap.md
- local-context-repositories-for-ai.md
- software-naming-has-power.md
- searxng-and-vane.md
- rofi-vs-kanata.md
- human-as-an-interface.md
- how-to-develop-taste.md
- coding-agents-are-the-new-software.md
- the-nov-2025-vibe-coding-ghost-revolution.md
- testing-polya-heuristics-on-ai-math.md
- read-tamil-on-tv-with-gemini.md
- live-vibe-coding-using-others-ideas.md
- hack-of-the-day-on-times-of-india.md
- sonnet-4-6-vs-minimax-m2-7.md
- tds-project-1-was-an-experiment.md
- mgr-via-elevenlabs.md
- ai-policies-across-universities.md
- 🔴 sstds-jan-2026-roe.md
- how-to-use-ai-for-research.md
- 🟢 speaking-unprepared.md
- 🟢 singing-a-vote-of-thanks.md
- 🔴 flight-mode-emotions.md
- 🟢 ai-palmistry.md
- 🔴 workshops-help-ai-adoption.md

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