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’m a ChatGPT fan, but the deal between OpenAI and Mattel makes me nervous – AI and kids are a bad mix

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 14 June 25

Mattel teaming up with OpenAI to put AI in toys might be fun, but there's a risk of unpredictable AI playmates that raises concerns.

OpenAI has upgraded ChatGPT’s Projects feature, and I find it makes working way more efficient

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 14 June 25

ChatGPT’s new Project upgrades make for a smarter, more consistent and efficient collaborator.

I tried Portraits: Google's new way of turning real-life experts into your own personal AI life coach

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 13 June 25

Google Portraits is a new experiment for creating AI-powered advisors based on real people for personalized coaching.

I tried the new Meta AI video editor and it's quite the trip into the uncanny valley

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 13 June 25

Meta’s new AI video editor turns ordinary clips into surreal, stylized shorts

AI comes to the URL with a new web browser that answers you back

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 13 June 25

Dia is a new AI-first browser from the Browser Company that lets users chat with their tabs and complete tasks without leaving the page.

AI is quickly becoming a go-to cupid for online dating, and I'm glad I never have to deal with it

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 12 June 25

AI is playing a bigger role in online dating, but whether it truly improves connections is still up for debate.

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Google can now generate your AI videos more quickly than ever

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 12 June 25

Google’s Veo 3 Fast upgrade makes AI video generation quicker and more accessible without a higher price.

OpenAI's high-minded approach to AI-human relationships ignores reality

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 10 June 25

OpenAI’s blog on a thoughtful approach to human-AI relationships is a good start, but it overlooks the real emotional entanglements already happening.

Gemini's new Scheduled Actions feature puts catching up with ChatGPT on its dayplanner

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 10 June 25

Google Gemini can schedule tasks from the app as it seeks to compete with ChatGPT.

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AI can write a hit song, but it can’t lift your soul or break your heart

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 6 June 25

Why AI artists can't match the best of human creators.

Google upgrades Gemini 2.5 Pro's already formidable coding abilities

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 6 June 25

Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro update promises the best coding ability and more conversational reliability.

Luma Labs' new Modify Video tool can reimagine scenes without reshooting

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 6 June 25

Luma Labs' new tool augments AI videos with sound.

Meta AI's experimental new smart glasses can see everything you do and even tell how you feel about it

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 5 June 25

Meta's experimental Aria Gen 2 smart glasses use AI and advanced sensors to see and understand both what the user sees and their reactions.

Anthropic’s new AI-written blog is more of a technical treat than a literary triumph

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 5 June 25

Anthropic’s AI-written blog Claude Explains works best when it sticks to writing about itself and uses human editing.

Google plans to get its AI to write your emails for you

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 4 June 25

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis plans for AI to take over tedious email chores.

I compared ChatGPT to the Britannica AI chatbot, and the results make me want to buy the entire encyclopedia

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 4 June 25

Comparing ChatGPT to the Britannica AI chatbot makes you appreciate encyclopedias.

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Free ChatGPT users can finally stop re-explaining themselves in every session

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 4 June 25

OpenAI has upgraded ChatGPT's memory for free users to make it more personal.

Did ChatGPT ruin the em dash? Here’s how to stop it from putting them everywhere

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 3 June 25

AI bots tend to overuse the em dash, but it can still have a place.

5 power-hungry appliances that use less energy than generating an image in ChatGPT

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 2 June 25

ChatGPT AI images use more energy than these 5 appliances.

Google AI Overview thinks it's still 2024, sometimes

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 31 May 25

Google AI Overviews expand to more than 100 countries.

This movie is fully AI-generated and has a fully SAG-AFTRA cast – here’s 3 things you need to know about Echo Hunter

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 30 May 25

Echo Hunter is a new fully AI-generated film pairing synthetic production with human union talent.

ChatGPT has its own “App Store” - 5 awesome custom GPTs to get you started

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 30 May 25

These 5 custom ChatGPT models are surprisingly fun.

I tried exploring a real-time generated AI world, and it was like walking through the uncanny valley

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 29 May 25

Odyssey’s interactive video lets users step inside AI-generated worlds that evolve in real time.

5 ChatGPT hacks to maximize your productivity — here’s how to try them

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 29 May 25

These 5 ChatGPT prompts can boost productivity.

Telegram gets some AI integration but you may not love the source

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 28 May 25

Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok is now embedded into Telegram.

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