Albert Shim

Forward Deployed Engineer (AI)

What's up? I'm an AI web engineer, currently assisting AI build a knowledge base of Brunei 🇧🇳

Prior to dabbling in tech, I was a Process Safety Engineer in the Petrochemical, Upstream & Downstream Oil & Gas Industry for 7 years. Now, I'm a Web Expert with 9 years of experience, primarily in Web Technologies and Generative AI.

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Best Practice is Someone Else's Context

From cookie-cut ammonium nitrate plants to a Brunei dining directory that skipped reviews, fifteen years of work taught me the same lesson: best practice fossilises someone else's constraints, and the real job is asking what your context needs.

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Deadlines to Ship, Inspiration to Think

How I stopped trying to fix my productivity and built a two-engine system, deadlines driving output and a wiki catching ideas, then drew the line where infrastructure starts becoming outsourcing.

12 min read

Build your own AI minion with Claude

Learn to build your own AI minion customer service agent today with Anthropic by making use of the 6 key steps to create a good prompt.

17 min read

Get better at Prompting LLMs

Learn the fundamentals of prompting LLMs and catapult the quality of your AI-generated content.

23 min read

Get Scolded by an AI Uncle

An AI uncle that scolds you because, well he can. No uncles were harmed in the making of this project. Please don't sue me.

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How I got scolded by an AI

I conducted an experiment where an AI scolded me. Is this pursuit of making AI safe for consumption, safe to interact with, and safe to rely on, making human-to-human interactions less tolerable?

9 min read

The world in front of us is more beautiful than we can express

Ever felt tongue-tied trying to describe a beautiful scene? Picture this, You're at a stunning café, but when your friend asks what it looks like, all you can say is... "It's nice."

6 min read

How LLMs Transformed my Life and Vision

A transformative experience since the mainstream debut of Large Language Models in late 2022. Let's explore how AI tools revolutionized my work process, dramatically boosted productivity, and shifted career goals. It offers insights into the challenges and opportunities presented by AI, along with practical advice for embracing this technological revolution

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AI-Powered Chart Creation: A Game-Changer for Data Visualization

Discover the power of Data Visualization through my live demo with World Bank data on Brunei's development indicators.

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How can tech diplomacy help smaller economies advance into the next decade?

In the rapidly evolving digital age, the influence of tech giants such as OpenAI, Nvidia, and Apple is growing exponentially.

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