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

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Planning a trip? These 3 new Google AI tools could save you a lot of time and money

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 17 November 25

Google’s latest AI updates make trip planning faster and easier by combining itinerary building, deal-finding, and reservation booking into one smart system.

I tried every new Google AI shopping feature, and I feel a lot better about holiday shopping this year

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 17 November 25

How Gemini's visual feedback can make for a helpful art teacher.

I compared GPT-5.1 to GPT-5 on ChatGPT, and now I don’t want to go back

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 14 November 25

Testing GPT-5.1 against GPT-5 across multiple real-world prompts shows how small improvements in clarity, constraint-following, and tone make a big difference in everyday use.

ChatGPT 5.1 is smarter, nicer, and better at actually doing what you asked

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 13 November 25

OpenAI’s GPT‑5.1 upgrade makes ChatGPT more reliable and gives it a customizable personality.

Your Samsung TV just got a personality – and it knows what you’re watching, what you need, and when to talk

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 13 November 25

Samsung's new smart TVs include the Vision AI Companion, a voice-activated AI assistant powered by Bixby, Microsoft Copilot, and Perplexity.

Blinked in a photo? No problem – Google Photos can now fix that, and lots more, using AI

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 12 November 25

Google Photos expands AI tools with personalized facial editing and more.

An AI executive's dire warnings about the future are chilling – but his solution is worse than the problem

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 12 November 25

AI has enormous disruptive potential, but trusting tech companies to guide society through the danger is foolish.

ChatGPT 5.1 could launch soon - 5 features we’d love to see from OpenAI’s next generation chatbot

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 11 November 25

ChatGPT-5.1 could be a refined evolution of GPT‑5, with hopefully better memory, creativity, accuracy, automation, and personality that sticks.

Google will peel back a new era of AI images with Nano Banana 2

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 11 November 25

Google’s Nano Banana 2 aims to revamp AI image generation with built-in quality control and upgraded visuals.

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Perplexity upgrades Comet to multitask across your tabs

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 8 November 25

Google is embedding its Nano Banana AI image model into Search and NotebookLM, with Photos to follow.

You can now interrupt ChatGPT as it learns to take feedback on the fly

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 8 November 25

OpenAI’s new mid-response editing feature for GPT-5 Pro allows real-time updates during AI replies.

5 ways to make Gemini your everyday AI art teacher

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 7 November 25

How Gemini's visual feedback can make for a helpful art teacher.

You can now use Google's AI study tools for NotebookLM right up until the test starts

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 7 November 25

Google's NotebookLM app adds AI-powered flashcards and quizzes for on-the-go studying.

Why it's now so hip to go analog and how AI is the antithesis of that

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 6 November 25

As AI makes everything too perfect to feel real, a new wave of analog love is rising in rebellion.

AI video commercials are starting to spread, but people won't trust uncanny valley endorsements

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 6 November 25

As AI-generated avatars replace real people in commercials, brands risk losing consumer trust to an uncanny, emotionally hollow marketing strategy.

Android lovers finally get their taste of the Sora app, and now we'll see twice as much AI slop

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 5 November 25

OpenAI’s viral AI video app hits billions of Android phones, bringing cinematic selfies, AI cameos, and copyright chaos with it.

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Kim Kardashian blames ChatGPT for low law class test scores – even as OpenAI dismisses a rumored ban of legal and medical advice from ChatGPT

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 4 November 25

Kim Kardashian’s confession that ChatGPT led to flunking law tests arrives amid confusion over AI’s legal and medical advice policies.

Microsoft's AI boss is right: sentient AI fantasies aren't just impossible, they're irrelevant

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 4 November 25

Microsoft’s AI boss is pushing back against the illusion of sentient machines, arguing that chasing consciousness is a distraction from building truly helpful AI.

Google shutters developer-only Gemma AI model after a U.S. Senator's encounter with an offensive hallucination

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 4 November 25

Google removed access to its AI model Gemma from AI Studio after it generated a fabricated assault allegation against a U.S. senator.

I gave myself a monster makeover with ChatGPT, here’s how you can do it, too

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 31 October 25

Using ChatGPT and some creative prompts, I gave myself a full monster makeover for Halloween.

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AI music platform Udio and Universal Music strike a deal – is this AI music's Spotify moment?

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 31 October 25

UMG allies with AI music startup Udio for an AI-powered music streaming service.

NotebookLM just got a major chat upgrade with 8x more context, better memory, and smarter responses

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 31 October 25

Google is embedding its Nano Banana AI image model into Search and NotebookLM, with Photos to follow.

I tried Sora’s Character Cameos and now my dog thinks she’s a movie star

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 31 October 25

Sora’s Character Cameos let you turn real-world objects into custom video stars.

Grammarly has rebranded as Superhuman, launching a new AI assistant that works across 100+ apps

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 30 October 25

Grammarly is now Superhuman, a full AI productivity platform that goes far beyond editing text.

Yelp’s AI assistant promises instant answers, but user reviews are still the real draw

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 29 October 25

Yelp’s AI-powered Assistant now offers conversational answers, but it's the user reviews that people love.

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