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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I pitted the standard ChatGPT 5 AI model against the Pro version by making them debate breakfast for dinner – and there's a clear winner

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 16 August 25

I asked ChatGPT 5 Auto and Pro to debate breakfast for dinner—and only Pro served up something worth savoring.

Meta’s AI chatbot guidelines leak raises questions about child safety

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 16 August 25

A leaked internal document shows that Meta’s AI bots were allowed to generate harmful and inappropriate content.

Google Flight Deals is basically an AI travel agent for finding your next trip

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 16 August 25

Google’s new Flight Deals uses Gemini AI to turn casual travel ideas into personalized flight options.

I compared ChatGPT 5’s three model options, and the results explain why people miss GPT‑4o

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 15 August 25

Comparing ChatGPT 5’s Fast, Thinking, and Pro models using real-world prompts.

Gemini is about to remember everything, unless you tell it not to

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 15 August 25

Google’s Gemini AI is gaining a memory for personalized help and a temporary chat feature that won't remember anything.

OpenAI o3 checkmates Grok in a chess showdown, and it wasn't even close

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 14 August 25

OpenAI’s o3 crushed Grok 4 in an AI chess tournament, 4-0.

ChatGPT users are still fuming about GPT-5’s downgrades – here are the 4 biggest complaints

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 13 August 25

OpenAI’s GPT-5 rollout has angered many ChatGPT users, who say the upgrade feels like a downgrade.

Has ChatGPT-5's cold tone made you want to try alternative AIs? Claude just added a new memory feature

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 13 August 25

Claude’s new selective memory lets users retrieve past conversations on command.

Google Gemini’s new Guided Learning mode makes you smarter – one question at a time

By Eric Hal Schwartz last updated 12 August 25

Using Gemini's Guided Learning feature can turn a simple question into a fun, surprisingly hands-on learning experience.

'We hear you' – OpenAI’s Sam Altman responds to user concerns at a GPT-5 AMA

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 11 August 25

OpenAI answers questions about GPT-5

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Roblox is sharing its AI tool to fight toxic game chats – here’s why that matters for kids

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 11 August 25

Roblox is giving away its powerful AI chat safety tool to help protect kids online, a promising step that still demands careful oversight.

OpenAI boasts about the power of ChatGPT 5, but does that make it better than Gemini 2.5 Flash?

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 8 August 25

Comparing ChatGPT 5 to Google Gemini 2.5 Flash.

ChatGPT is inside your Gmail inbox and reviewing your calendar (with your permission)

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 8 August 25

ChatGPT is now able to connect with your Gmail and Google Calendar to help manage your day, draft responses, and keep you organized.

GPT-5 is here – 5 things you need to know about OpenAI’s ‘most useful’ model yet

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 7 August 25

OpenAI debuted the powerful new GPT-5 AI model, featuring enhanced ChatGPT capabilities, including improved voices and seamless integration with Gmail and Google Calendar.

Gemini AI can turn prompts into picture books, but I still prefer Paddington

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 7 August 25

Google’s Gemini AI now creates personalized, narrated storybooks from a simple prompt in minutes.

Grok rolls out AI video creator for X with bonus "spicy" mode

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 7 August 25

Grok Imagine, Elon Musk’s new text-to-video tool, is now available to paying users.

Perplexity can help you figure out where to eat, and book your table too

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 6 August 25

Perplexity has embedded OpenTable into its AI platform, allowing conversational table booking for restaurants.

OpenAI just announced something big, but it's not GPT-5

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 5 August 25

OpenAI’s new open-parameter gpt-oss AI models offer more access and transparency for customizable AI tools.

Sam Altman may have had bigger plans, but most people are just using ChatGPT as a search engine

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 4 August 25

People are using ChatGPT and AI mainly as a search engine

How to use ChatGPT to make it sound like you’re an expert on something, even if you know nothing

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 2 August 25

ChatGPT can make you seem like an expert if you use the right prompt.

OpenAI pulls chat sharing tool after Google search privacy scare

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 1 August 25

OpenAI ends public chat sharing feature following unanticipated revelations.

I tried to get ChatGPT Agent (and Gemini) to shop on Amazon for me, but it failed – here’s why

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 1 August 25

ChatGPT Agent won't work for buying items on Amazon.

3 ways to use the new ChatGPT Study mode that aren’t for homework

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 1 August 25

How ChatGPT's Study Mode can help people learn things outside of school

I tried using NotebookLM’s new AI Video Overviews and ended up with some usefully informative, but rather dull PowerPoint presentations

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 31 July 25

NotebookLM's Video Overviews are useful but somewhat dull.

Meet the AI-powered robot masseur that promises to only terminate those knots in your back

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 30 July 25

Robosculptor has brought its AI-powered robot masseur to the U.S., promising precision and convenience for clients.

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