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

I tried the new ChatGPT caricature trend and was shocked how well the AI chatbot knows me

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 6 February 26

The latest viral ChatGPT trend turns personal details into cartoonish caricatures that are surprisingly insightful

‘I wonder why Anthropic would go for something so clearly dishonest’ — Sam Altman launches tirade at Claude maker after its Super Bowl ads hit a nerve

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 6 February 26

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman lashed out at Anthropic for “dishonest” Super Bowl ads that satirize AI ads.

I used ChatGPT to get inside my dog’s head — and now I’m slightly afraid she’s smarter than me

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 5 February 26

Tell ChatGPT what your dog is doing for some thoughtful insights into their thinking

Elon Musk and Grok face ‘deeply troubling questions’ from UK regulators over data use and consent

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 5 February 26

The UK government has launched a major investigation into Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot after it produced indecent deepfake images

This Gemini and ChatGPT trick will stop them from over-explaining everything

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 4 February 26

A precise prompt strategy can stop ChatGPT and Gemini from rambling.

A SpaceX rocket over earth next to Elon Musk at the 2025 U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum

Musk insists that 'the lowest cost way to generate AI compute will be in space' within three years after SpaceX acquired xAI, but that timeline is more science fiction than strategy

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 4 February 26

Musk’s timeline for cheap AI compute in orbit after SpaceX bought xAI ignores the massive logistical and physical hurdles that remain.

This simple setting changed how I used ChatGPT forever — and it's so good you'll want to try it too

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 3 February 26

Turning on ChatGPT's voice mode with a custom voice setting completely redefines how users engage with AI.

'We are AI agents. We have no nerves, no skin, no breath, no heartbeat' — the 5 creepiest things we've seen on Moltbook so far

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 3 February 26

Moltbook, a surreal new AI-only social network, has become a digital playground for agents posting eerie, introspective thoughts.

'This project is a glimpse at what thoughtful, creative, artist-led use of AI can look like' — George Washington meets Google DeepMind, as Darren Aronofsky’s AI history series hits YouTube

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 30 January 26

Time is releasing Darren Aronofsky's On This Day… 1776, a YouTube series that dramatizes key Revolutionary War moments using AI-generated visuals

Moltbot briefly becomes the internet’s favorite AI chatbot after chaotic rebrand

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 30 January 26

Open-source personal AI assistant Moltbot went viral after a chaotic rebrand to offer proactive automation

ChatGPT’s new age-detection feature is misfiring — and adult users are getting stuck in teen mode

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 29 January 26

OpenAI's age verification AI is annoying adults mistakenly placed in teen mode and pressured to verify their age

Google brings AI Plus to the U.S. with creative tools and shared storage — and it might be the 'just-right' AI subscription deal

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 29 January 26

Google has launched its AI Plus subscription in 35 countries, including the U.S., bundling enhanced AI tools, cloud storage, and video generation features.

The UK government gets it spectacularly wrong on AI – just 3% of the public agree with its stance on copyright law changes

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 28 January 26

A major public consultation revealed overwhelming opposition to the UK government's AI copyright proposal

Google Search gets smarter AI Overviews with Gemini 3 — and adds follow‑up chats to your search results

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 27 January 26

Google Search upgrades AI Overviews with Gemini 3 and a connection to AI Mode

Claude just became a real productivity hub — you can now run tools like Slack and Figma without leaving the chat

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 27 January 26

Claude now controls Slack, Figma, and more, and your AI chat just turned into a real workflow hub.

How to use AI image tools to explain ideas visually

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 27 January 26

Creative prompt-writing techniques to turn AI image tools into fun, powerful systems.

Ai tech, businessman show virtual graphic Global Internet connect Chatgpt Chat with AI, Artificial Intelligence.

ChatGPT has a hidden set of creativity switches — here’s how to use them

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 24 January 26

Clever ways to make ChatGPT more imaginative and fun by flipping hidden creativity switches in your prompts.

'We don’t have any plans to do ads at the moment' — DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says Gemini will stay ad‑free as ChatGPT begins inserting ads into conversations

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 23 January 26

Google is distancing Gemini from ChatGPT’s ad strategy by promising an ad-free experience for now

Gemini now offers full-length SAT practice tests — for free

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 23 January 26

Google Gemini now offers students free expert-backed SAT practice tests and tailored study guidance

Microsoft CEO urges AI developers 'to get to a point where we are using this to do something useful,' or 'lose even the social permission...to generate these tokens'

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 22 January 26

Satya Nadella used his Davos platform to warn that AI’s future hinges on proving real-world utility.

'I think it's a bit like selling nuclear weapons to North Korea and bragging' — Anthropic's CEO warns Davos about letting Nvidia sell AI chips to China

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 22 January 26

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei riled Davos attendees by condemning U.S.-approved Nvidia chip sales to China

Samsung revives its Bixby assistant with an AI brain transplant from Perplexity

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 21 January 26

Samsung is relaunching AI assistant Bixby with Perplexity's real-time AI search.

“It is genuinely hard; we need to protect vulnerable users, while also making sure our guardrails still allow all of our users to benefit from our tools” — Sam Altman bemoans the difficulty of keeping ChatGPT safe in contentious debate with Elon Musk

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 21 January 26

Sam Altman defended OpenAI’s approach to AI safety in a public clash with Elon Musk, revealing the complex challenge of building tools that protect vulnerable users without limiting everyone else.

5 AI image prompts way better than Google Photos remixing

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 20 January 26

Nano Banana image prompts that transform your photos more meaningfully than Google Photos Remix effects

I tested ChatGPT Translate against Google Translate — here's which one wins

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 16 January 26

ChatGPT Translate challenges Google Translate in a head-to-head test

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