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

Two business men playing chess in the office.

It turns out ChatGPT o1 and DeepSeek-R1 cheat at chess if they’re losing, which makes me wonder if I should trust AI with anything

By Graham Barlow published 11 March 25

The latest AI models will cheat at chess if they're losing, and that's concerning.

ChatGPT-4.5 is here (for most users), but I think OpenAI’s model selection is now a complete mess

By Graham Barlow published 6 March 25

There are too many LLMs to choose between in ChatGPT.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends the artificial intelligence Revolution Forum. New York, US - 13 Jan 2023

Sam Altman tweets delay to ChatGPT-4.5 launch while also proposing a shocking new payment structure

By Graham Barlow published 5 March 25

ChatGPT-4.5 suffers launch delay and Sam Altman proposes new pricing structure

Gemini just got an enhanced memory upgrade for all users and you’ll love what you can do with it now

By Graham Barlow published 3 March 25

Google is adding the ability to remember information to the free tier of Gemini.

Amazon’s new AI-powered Alexa+ is a lot more fun to talk to than ChatGPT or Siri, and I like it

By Graham Barlow published 1 March 25

Alexa+ is the new AI-powered Alexa, and it shows you can add personality to AI.

Sam Altman at Apple Developer Conference

Meta plans to release a stand-alone AI app to compete with ChatGPT, as Sam Altman responds to the threat

By Graham Barlow published 28 February 25

Meta to release a stand-alone MetaAI app ,and Altman responds.

ChatGPT Advanced Voice mode on a smartphone.

OpenAI is rolling out exciting new features for all ChatGPT users, and I can't wait

By Graham Barlow published 25 February 25

Advanced Voice Mode is coming to ChatGPT free, and Deep Research is coming to ChatGPT Plus

A disheveled looking Ish (Alexander Ludwig) stands in front of a beaten up bus in an apocalyptic city setting in Earth Abides

Bored of the zombies in The Walking Dead? MGM Plus’ Earth Abides is a refreshing change to the usual dull post-apocalypse series

By Graham Barlow published 22 February 25

Earth Abides is a more realistic look at how humans survive in a post-apocalyptic world.

Grok 3 launches today as Elon Musk's ‘scary good’ AI chatbot looks set to take on ChatGPT

By Graham Barlow published 17 February 25

Grok 3 will be released today and is "scary good" according to Elon Musk.

You only need to see this screenshot once to realize why Gemini needs to follow ChatGPT in making its AI products less confusing

By Graham Barlow published 14 February 25

It's about time that Google cleared up Gemini's confusing versions.

Suno explained: How to use the viral AI song generator for free

By Mark Wilson last updated 14 February 25

Suno is like a ChatGPT for music, letting you create songs with lyrics and vocals in a few seconds – here's how to get started.

Free Gemini Live update brings better conversation skills and understanding of accents

By Graham Barlow published 13 February 25

Gemini Live just got better, and the upgrade is free.

Don’t fall for these AI chatbot scams this Valentine’s Day – here’s how they could play with your heart strings

By Graham Barlow published 12 February 25

Ahead of Valentine's Day, new research reveals a rise in AI-chatbot romance scams

Google One AI Premium now includes one of my favourite AI tools for no extra cost, and it’s 50% off for students

By Graham Barlow published 11 February 25

Google One AI Premium now gives you NotebookLM Plus at no extra cost.

Sam Altman says AI is progressing faster than Moore’s law as he predicts AGI is ‘coming into view’, and it's leaving me worried about the future

By Graham Barlow published 10 February 25

Sam Altman's latest blog post has a few concerning predictions.

OpenAI changes ChatGPT o3-mini to work more like DeepSeek-R1, but faces backlash from users

By Graham Barlow published 7 February 25

OpenAI changes the way the ChatGPT 03-mini reasoning model works to make it easier to read.

Gemini AI can now watch YouTube videos for you, and this changes everything

By Graham Barlow published 6 February 25

It's going to make research a lot easier

I pitted ChatGPT’s new o3-mini reasoning model against DeepSeek-R1, and I was shocked by the results

By Graham Barlow published 3 February 25

How does the new o3-mini reasoning model stack up against DeepSeek-R1?

Three people stand inside a spaceship wearing suits

Prime Video could be removing my favorite sci-fi show this week – here’s why The Expanse is more than just Game of Thrones in space

By Graham Barlow published 3 February 25

You've reportedly got until Friday (February 7) to watch the first three seasons of The Expanse on Prime Video.

I can’t stop rewatching this dark Australian comedy drama series on Disney Plus that hardly anyone knows about

By Graham Barlow published 2 February 25

Mr Inbetween is one of the best bingeable Australian comedy dramas you'll find on streaming.

DeepSeek live – all the latest news as OpenAI reportedly says new ChatGPT rival used its model

By Mark Wilson last updated 31 January 25

DeepSeek is the new AI model that's on everybody's lips – here's all the latest news on the ChatGPT competitor.

Microsoft Copilot just gave you ChatGPT’s second best reasoning model for free, but there are some limitations

By Graham Barlow published 31 January 25

Copilot can now access ChatGPT-o1 for deep reasoning, and it's free to use.

New DeepSeek AI rival claims to be more powerful than both V3 and ChatGPT-4o – meet Qwen2.5-Max

By Graham Barlow published 30 January 25

Alibaba release Qwen2.5-Max and claim it's superior to DeepSeek-V3 and ChatGPT-4o.

A phone showing the DeepSeek app in front of the Chinese flag

OpenAI says DeepSeek used its models illegally, and it has evidence to prove it, new report claims

By Graham Barlow published 29 January 25

New report claims OpenAI has evidence of DeepSeek breaking its user agreement by distilling its models.

Nvidia calls DeepSeek an 'excellent AI advancement' and praises the Chinese AI app's ingenuity

By Jacob Krol, Graham Barlow published 28 January 25

Nvidia issues statement after record share price crash.

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