Articles by Eric Hal Schwartz, Contributor

Eric Hal Schwartz is a freelance writer for TechRadar with more than 15 years of experience covering the intersection of the world and technology. For the last five years, he served as head writer for Voicebot.ai and was on the leading edge of reporting on generative AI and large language models. He's since become an expert on the products of generative AI models, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude, Google Gemini, and every other synthetic media tool. His experience runs the gamut of media, including print, digital, broadcast, and live events. Now, he's continuing to tell the stories people want and need to hear about the rapidly evolving AI space and its impact on their lives. Eric is based in New York City.

Articles by: Eric Hal Schwartz

5 amazing tools built with GPT-5.6 that people are showing off to Sam Altman — from a wardrobe assistant to Pokémon Go for cats

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 16 July 26

Sam Altman's invitation to share impressive GPT-5.6 creations attracted lots of strong responses

I tested Meta's new AI image generator against ChatGPT and Nano Banana 2 using the same 5 prompts — and the winner surprised me

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 13 July 26

In my battle of image generators, some models understood the assignment better than others.

I built 5 Gemini Gems that stop me repeating myself to AI — here’s how to make them

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 7 July 26

Gemini Gems let you create reusable AI assistants for the tasks you do again and again — here are five of my favorites and how to build them yourself.

OpenAI wants to give the US government a piece of the company — but don't assume you'll get a slice too

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 5 July 26

OpenAI's reported proposal to give the US government a stake in the company raises questions about who should profit from AI.

I tried Nano Banana 2 Lite, Google's new 4-second AI image generator, and it changes how you use AI art

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 2 July 26

Nano Banana 2 Lite makes AI images dramatically faster and changes the creative process.

I tried ChatGPT's new finance feature — and it opened a new window into how I spend my money

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 1 July 26

ChatGPT’s finance feature turns personal spending data into a simple conversation.

OpenAI is copying Apple’s biggest competitive advantage — and Nvidia should be paying attention

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 30 June 26

OpenAI's custom AI chip is less about challenging Nvidia today and more about following Apple's successful strategy of controlling the entire technology stack

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Anthropic accuses Alibaba of copying Claude by asking it millions of questions — and sets the stage for a new AI war

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 27 June 26

Anthropic's allegations against Alibaba have turned model distillation into one of the most important AI fights.

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Tom Hanks calls AI replacing him 'a scary thought' — and Hollywood should probably listen

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 25 June 26

Tom Hanks' warning that AI replacing him is "a scary thought" highlights the debate over AI and filmmaking

I just tried ChatGPT's new 'Scheduled Tasks' feature — and it's the closest thing yet to a real AI assistant

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 25 June 26

ChatGPT's new Scheduled Tasks feature transforms the chatbot into something that is closer to a real AI assistant.

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I asked ChatGPT and Claude to do my grocery shopping — one felt like the future

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 23 June 26

I compared Instacart shopping through ChatGPT and Claude and found one key difference.

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I asked ChatGPT what I'd become obsessed with next — and its predictions were surprisingly convincing

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 22 June 26

A simple ChatGPT prompt turned into a surprisingly accurate analysis of my interests and a convincing prediction of the hobbies I may fall into next

I asked ChatGPT to turn me into a 1990s action figure — and it remembered things I'd forgotten

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 18 June 26

I used ChatGPT to create action figures based on different eras of my life — the results felt oddly nostalgic

'I'm delighted to be wrong about this' — Sam Altman says one of his biggest fears about AI hasn't come true

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 17 June 26

Sam Altman says AI has not disrupted white-collar employment as quickly as he expected.

People are starting to think ChatGPT is too cheap — and that might be a problem for OpenAI

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 16 June 26

ChatGPT's expanding capabilities and unchanged subscription price have sparked a debate over whether it's a good deal or headed for a cliff

I tried the ‘turn this into a game’ prompt to make ChatGPT fix boring chores — and my son couldn't wait to play

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 15 June 26

By asking ChatGPT to “turn this into a game,” I transformed chores, school routines, and errands into small quests and challenges.

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The AI industry’s latest hot take: Jensen Huang says CEOs are using AI as a convenient excuse for layoffs — 'I think the narrative that connects AI to job loss for many of the CEOs that are doing it, it is just too lazy'

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 11 June 26

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says blaming AI for layoffs is "lazy" and plenty of workers seem to agree

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I tried letting ChatGPT roast me and it knew exactly where to aim

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 10 June 26

I asked ChatGPT to roast me, and it cut me to the quick.

I tried using NotebookLM to create an art history presentation and it built far more than a slide deck

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 9 June 26

I used NotebookLM's new presentation features to create a Hudson River School presentation.

Hasbro is turning Optimus Prime and Mr. Potato Head into AI-powered voices — which is one sure-fire way to ruin our childhood memories

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 6 June 26

Endless AI conversations could strip away some of what makes them iconic

I used ChatGPT to find jobs and rewrite my resume — and it felt like having a personal recruiter

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 4 June 26

I tested ChatGPT's new job search and resume tools, and they helped me streamline my job hunt.

I asked ChatGPT to think like a kid — and it suddenly saw every hole in my ideas

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 3 June 26

Asking ChatGPT to think like a curious child can be an unexpectedly effective way to spot gaps in logic.

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I tried replacing 30 minutes of scrolling with ChatGPT-generated real-world challenges — and it changed my evenings

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 2 June 26

ChatGPT helped me swap doomscrolling for small real-world adventures

I made an AI clone of myself based on my Google and Reddit history — and it understood me better than I expected

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 29 May 26

I used years of Reddit comments and Google history to create an AI version of myself in ChatGPT

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I changed ChatGPT’s personality to act more like Gemini — and suddenly it felt like a completely different AI

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 29 May 26

I used a custom prompt to make ChatGPT behave more like Gemini and it completely changed its personality.

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