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 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.

I started asking ChatGPT one extra question — and its answers suddenly became far more useful

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 28 May 26

Adding one simple question to ChatGPT prompts helps the AI better understand what you actually need

A woman walking along a sidewalk with a cup of coffee

I asked ChatGPT to make my daily walks less boring and more mindful — and it changed how I see my neighborhood

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 28 May 26

I used ChatGPT to make my routine neighborhood walks feel less repetitive

I added one sentence to my ChatGPT prompts — and suddenly the advice became way more useful for real life

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 27 May 26

I discovered that adding one simple instruction to ChatGPT prompts made its advice feel less idealized and much more useful for everyday life

Kids playing with soap bubbles during the Dzien Dziecka na Placu Europejskim on June 03, 2017 in Warsaw, Poland.

I tried using ChatGPT to recreate my 1990s childhood for my kid — and suddenly our weekend had no screens at all

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 27 May 26

I used ChatGPT to help plan a nostalgic 1990s-inspired weekend for my toddler.

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Queue for the voting at US midterm elections

AI chatbots got election information wrong 90% of the time in a new study — including ChatGPT rivals

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 22 May 26

Major AI chatbots delivering incorrect election information is a problem, as millions increasingly turn to AI for news and political facts

5 prompts that show how the new Gemini 3.5 Flash is its best AI model yet

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 21 May 26

Showcasing Gemini 3.1 Pro's most impressive features

Steven Soderbergh’s AI-assisted John Lennon documentary is already dividing Cannes — and some critics say the visuals overwhelmed the emotion

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 20 May 26

Steven Soderbergh’s AI-assisted John Lennon documentary has turned into one of Cannes’ biggest controversies.

Elon Musk's legal war with OpenAI ends in utter defeat

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 20 May 26

A federal court ruling shut down Elon Musk’s high profile lawsuit against OpenAI, turning a years long AI rivalry into a public defeat over timing rather than substance.

Google’s new Gemini Omni AI can turn almost anything into video

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 20 May 26

Google has introduced Gemini Omni Flash, a new AI model focused on creating and editing video through conversation

Google I/O 2026 made one thing clear — Gemini is becoming impossible to avoid

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 19 May 26

Google I/O 2026 revealed Gemini evolving from a chatbot into a deeply integrated AI layer spanning Search, shopping, Android, productivity, and persistent AI agents

I taught ChatGPT to distrust itself, and suddenly it stopped hallucinating

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 15 May 26

Telling ChatGPT to behave like a hostile auditor can make its answers more transparent and stop hallucinations

Claude AI helped a Bitcoin owner recover nearly $400,000 in lost crypto — after spotting a forgotten wallet backup hidden for more than a decade

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 15 May 26

Claude helped recover nearly $400,000 in lost Bitcoin after more than a decade.

I tried the 'Goal, Tone, Rules' ChatGPT prompt and it fixed my awkward AI emails while also saving me hours a week

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 14 May 26

Giving ChatGPT clearer context and tone instructions makes it great at handling emails

OpenAI replaced GPT-4o, but some users still refuse to let it die — now they’re celebrating its ‘birthday’ in Times Square with a video billboard

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 14 May 26

Fans of retired OpenAI model GPT-4o organized a birthday tribute for the chatbot in Times Square, and they still want it back.

‘He needed to have total control over it’ — Altman testifies Musk never trusted shared leadership during OpenAI trial

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 13 May 26

Sam Altman’s testimony in the high-stakes OpenAI lawsuit paints Elon Musk as focused on personal control.

I thought Google NotebookLM was just an AI research tool — now it organizes my entire life

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 13 May 26

I tested Google’s NotebookLM as a life organization tool and found it surprisingly useful

A woman lies in bed listening to soothing white noise from a smartphone app

Claude AI has started telling some users to sleep, drink water, and stop working — and people can’t stop talking about it

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 13 May 26

Claude is urging users to log off and sleep during late-night conversations.

Anthropic thinks sci-fi may have trained AI to act like a villain

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 12 May 26

Anthropic has ignited debate after suggesting science fiction stories about rogue AI may unintentionally shape how modern AI systems behave under pressure.

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The Netherlands' ambitious homegrown AI model enters the real world

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 8 May 26

GPT-NL is emerging as one of Europe’s most ambitious attempts to build a homegrown AI system

Google is turning Gemini into a 24/7 AI agent that plans your life for you

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 8 May 26

Google is pushing Gemini to become an AI agent for organizing lives

ChatGPT’s latest viral trend turns your photos into terrible MS Paint doodles — and I can’t stop using it

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 7 May 26

A simple ChatGPT Images 2.0 prompt can transform polished photos into chaotic, scribbly drawings that are both recognizable and charming

Apple may be about to let you replace its AI with ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude — and it could change the iPhone forever

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 7 May 26

Apple’s plan to let users choose between multiple AI models marks a shift from a controlled system to a more open platform approach

ChatGPT painted a picture of what my life might look like in three years — here’s how you can make the AI your visual oracle

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 6 May 26

This ChatGPT image prompt can create two striking images of your possible future life

7 of the biggest names in AI, including OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, are now moving into military systems — but one major player is missing from the list, and that raises uncomfortable questions about where this technology is heading

By Eric Hal Schwartz Published 6 May 26

A sweeping Pentagon push to integrate AI into military systems includes nearly every major tech player except Anthropic, exposing a growing divide over how far such technology should go.

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