Articles by Graham Barlow, Senior Editor, AI

Graham is the Senior Editor for AI at TechRadar. With over 25 years of experience in both online and print journalism, Graham has worked for various market-leading tech brands including Computeractive, PC Pro, iMore, MacFormat, Mac|Life, Maximum PC, and more. He specializes in reporting on everything to do with the most exciting subject in tech right now, Artificial Intelligence. AI is advancing at an accelerated pace and all the big brands from Apple, Microsoft and Google to chip makers NVIDIA are getting involved. TechRadar is here to bring you the latest updates on AI and show you how to get started and make it work for you, no matter your level of interest.

Graham has appeared on BBC TV shows like BBC One Breakfast and on Radio 4 commenting on the latest trends in tech. Graham has an honors degree in Computer Science and spends his spare time podcasting and blogging.

Articles by: Graham Barlow

I asked ChatGPT the dumbest question about avoiding the Coldplay kisscam... and it gave me a shockingly smart answer

By Graham Barlow published 23 July 25

I asked ChatGPT how to dodge a Coldplay kisscam, and it gave me a full-blown strategy

Look out ChatGPT – the creator of Proton Mail has just launched a new AI chatbot that’s super-secure and private

By Graham Barlow published 23 July 25

Proton launches a new AI assistant called Lumo that puts the emphasis firmly on the security and privacy of your sensitive information.

‘Many people don’t feel comfortable opening up to family or friends’: OpenAI’s new Applications chief makes a bold mission statement that’s both revealing and scary

By Graham Barlow published 22 July 25

OpenAIs new top exec lays out scary vision for the future where people get support from AI instead of humans.

I asked ChatGPT to pitch 3 business ideas to serial entrepreneur Simon Squibb and his surprising feedback changed my mind about him

By Graham Barlow published 21 July 25

I asked ChatGPT to pitch 3 business ideas to serial entrepreneur Simon Squibb—his unexpected reactions blew me away

Donkey Kong next to a Marshall speaker and Fitbit

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech new stories from Marshall's great new speaker to Fitbit's major outage

By Hamish Hector published 19 July 25

Here are the biggest tech news stories from Nintendo, Fitbit, OpenAI, Marshall, and more for July 19, 2025.

ChatGPT Agent shows that there’s a whole new world of AI security threats on the way we need to worry about

By Graham Barlow published 18 July 25

New AI innovations are welcome, but they come with new security risks we can't even conceive of right now.

OpenAI just announced ChatGPT Agent – here's everything you need to know as it happened

By Jacob Krol last updated 18 July 25

ChatGPT Agent is the star of OpenAI's show today

Adobe Firefly is about to make its biggest leap in AI video yet with a new model and Veo 3 integration

By Graham Barlow published 17 July 25

Adobe has released a new Firefly video model that's even better at generating AI video, and helping you add creative sound effects.

Google transforms NotebookLM into a curated knowledge hub and I might be in geek heaven

By Graham Barlow published 15 July 25

From Shakespeare to parenting: Google’s NotebookLM debuts themed ‘Featured Notebooks’ with The Economist & The Atlantic.

Is your job safe from AI? A new report reveals one role that's surprisingly at risk

By Graham Barlow published 15 July 25

New report reveals which jobs are most aligned with AI and which ones aren’t, and it makes for uncomfortable reading.

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The Xbox Series X Digital next to the new Dyson Airwrap and Nothing Headphone (1)

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from Spotify's suspected AI band to Nothing's first over-ear headphones

By Hamish Hector published 5 July 25

Here's the biggest tech news stories from Dyson, Xbox, Dyson, Nothing and more for July 5, 2025.

rabbit returns: AI gadget maker takes on Sam Altman and Jony Ive in a race for AI device dominance

By Graham Barlow published 4 July 25

rabbit has evolved the r1 with powerful new features and released a new AI agent for everyone called intern.

Apple and Spotify are sleepwalking into an AI music crisis – and The Velvet Sundown mess shows they need to act fast

By Graham Barlow last updated 3 July 25

Spotify and Apple’s AI blind spot: The Velvet Sundown is a warning on the dangers of AI music.

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Spotify’s latest breakout band The Velvet Sundown appears to be AI-generated – and fans aren’t happy

By Graham Barlow last updated 3 July 25

New Spotify sensation The Velvet Sundown appears to be an entirely AI-generated band, even down to their album covers and music

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Mark Zuckerberg goes all-in on AI and might even beat Sam Altman and OpenAI to superintelligence

By Graham Barlow published 1 July 25

Meta launches new superintelligence division, as Mark Zuckerberg heats up the AI arms race with Sam Altman.

I asked AI to recreate my classic 1980s platform game, and it failed miserably, but I'm still impressed by the tech

By Graham Barlow published 27 June 25

I got Claude AI to recreate my classic 1980s sideways-scroller game. It didn't go well.

Would you swap your real-life pet for an AI-powered alternative? Meet Sirius the robot dog and decide for yourself

By Graham Barlow published 26 June 25

Hengbot launch Sirius, the AI-powered robot dog that wants to be your friend.

Viral philanthropist Simon Squibb has downloaded all his knowledge into an AI chatbot that you can run on your phone, for free!

By Graham Barlow published 26 June 25

New mentorship app from serial entrepreneur and viral philanthropist Simon Squibb gives you 24/7 access to an AI version of him you can call anytime you like.

Now it’s dogs doing Olympic diving in the next AI video craze to sweep the Internet from the Veo 3 rival Hailuo 02

By Graham Barlow published 24 June 25

Following on from the Hailuo 02 created video of cats doing Olympic diving, there's now one featuring dogs.

From the AI Pin to Microsoft Tay: 5 AI products that ended in disaster, and why they failed

By Graham Barlow published 23 June 25

5 AI products that ended in disaster, and why they failed

It’s 2025 and Apple has still not fixed this ancient Mac bug – but here’s a solution

By Graham Barlow published 21 June 25

My Mac succumbed to a decades-old Mac bug that Apple refuses to fix, but thankfully there's a way to squash it.

‘My kids will never be smarter than AI’: Sam Altman’s advice on how to use ChatGPT as a parent leaves me shaking my head

By Graham Barlow published 19 June 25

Sam Altman has some advice on AI-powered parenting in the new OpenAI podcast.

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5 ChatGPT Plus features that I use all the time and now I can’t live without

By Graham Barlow published 18 June 25

5 reasons why upgrading to an awesome ChatGPT Plus subscription is worth every penny.

This island is getting the world’s first AI government, but I’ve read this story before – and it doesn’t end well

By Graham Barlow published 18 June 25

Sensay Island off the coast of the Philippines has the world's first government made up of AI replicas of historical figures.

Google’s Veo 3 is coming to Canva – as the graphic design giant claims ‘AI doesn’t need to mean we have to stop being creative’

By Graham Barlow published 17 June 25

Canva is bringing access to Google's Veo 3 to all paid plans, in the latest upgrade to its AI offerings.

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