Articles by Graham Barlow, Senior Editor, AI

Graham is the Senior Editor for AI at TechRadar. With over 25 years of experience in both online and print journalism, Graham has worked for various market-leading tech brands including Computeractive, PC Pro, iMore, MacFormat, Mac|Life, Maximum PC, and more. He specializes in reporting on everything to do with the most exciting subject in tech right now, Artificial Intelligence. AI is advancing at an accelerated pace and all the big brands from Apple, Microsoft and Google to chip makers NVIDIA are getting involved. TechRadar is here to bring you the latest updates on AI and show you how to get started and make it work for you, no matter your level of interest.

Graham has appeared on BBC TV shows like BBC One Breakfast and on Radio 4 commenting on the latest trends in tech. Graham has an honors degree in Computer Science and spends his spare time podcasting and blogging.

Articles by: Graham Barlow

Sam Altman thinks superintelligence is within our grasp and makes 3 bold predictions for the future of AI and robotics: ‘We are past the event horizon’

By Graham Barlow published 11 June 25

New blog post from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman talks about a future with humanoid robots, AGI, superintelligence and job losses.

Can’t use ChatGPT right now? Don’t despair, here are the three best alternatives that are working

By Graham Barlow published 10 June 25

ChatGPT has gone down, so what are your alternatives for AI? Here are your next best bets.

Apple Intelligence was firmly in the background at WWDC 2025 as iPad finally had its chance to shine

By Graham Barlow published 9 June 25

Hardly a mention of Siri, either

ChatGPT just got a major upgrade to its Advanced Voice Mode for paid subscribers, and it sounds a lot more human-like now

By Graham Barlow published 9 June 25

OpenAI has upgraded the voice mode for all paid ChatGPT accounts to make it more human-like.

Sam Altman says AI chats should be as private as ‘talking to a lawyer or a doctor’, but OpenAI could soon be forced to keep your ChatGPT conversations forever

By Graham Barlow published 6 June 25

As part of the New York Times copyright infringement lawsuit, OpenAI may be forced to keep your ChatGPT chats even if you delete the conversation.

3 Apple Intelligence features we know are coming at WWDC 2025 and 3 I’d like to see as well

By Graham Barlow published 6 June 25

There are at least three Apple Intelligence announcements we know are going to happen at WWDC 2025 on 9 June.

You can now generate OpenAI Sora videos for free on iOS and Android – but only if you’re prepared to use Microsoft Bing

By Graham Barlow published 3 June 25

You can now create Sora AI video using the Microsoft Bing app on Android and iOS.

Nothing shows how far ChatGPT’s images have come than two pictures generated with the same prompt, but created a year apart

By Graham Barlow published 2 June 25

You can see how far ChatGPT's image generation has come from these two images created just a year apart.

Claude AI adds a genuinely useful voice mode to its mobile app that can look inside your inbox and calendar

By Graham Barlow published 28 May 25

Claude is adding a new voice mode to its mobile version, and it will be free for everyone.

Opera rethinks the role of the browser with Neon, the first AI agentic web browser that will do tasks for you

By Graham Barlow published 28 May 25

Opera Neon is a new fully agentic AI browser that can perform tasks for you, even when you go offline.

I write about AI for a living and I haven’t seen AI video as realistic as Veo 3 before, here are the 9 best examples

By Graham Barlow published 23 May 25

Thanks to lip-synced audio, Veo 3 is proving that it's going to be almost impossible to tell AI video from real life in the future. Here are 9 great examples.

The Human AI Pin on a hoodie and a hand showing its laser projector

5 mistakes Sam Altman and Jony Ive need to avoid to stop their ChatGPT AI device going the way of the Rabbit R1 and Humane AI Pin

By Graham Barlow published 22 May 25

As Sam Altman and Jony Ive set off to "reimagine what it means to use a computer", I hope they can learn the lessons from those that have gone before.

Google I/O 2025 as it happened: AI Search, Veo, Flow, Gemini, Android XR, and all the big announcements

By John-Anthony Disotto, Graham Barlow, Lance Ulanoff last updated 22 May 25

Google I/O 2025 live blog covering all the major announcements, including Android XR updates, new Gemini features, and more.

I pitched the new Google Gemini against ChatGPT for AI image generation – and the results shocked me

By Graham Barlow published 21 May 25

Can Gemini's new AI image generating model stand up to ChatGPT?

Gemini’s AI images have been updated to Imagen 4 with a ‘huge step forward in quality’ says Google exec – here’s what you need to know

By Graham Barlow published 20 May 25

AI image generator Imagen 4 is now available for all Gemini users, here's what you need to know about it.

Apple could soon let iPhone owners use alternative voice assistants to Siri, but you can call up Gemini or ChatGPT right now with this simple hack

By Graham Barlow published 19 May 25

New report says that Apple will be forced to allow other voice assistants to replace Siri in the EU, but there's a way to do it right now.

Google Gemini explained: Everything you need to know about Google’s next-gen AI

By Alex Blake last updated 8 May 25

Updated Google Gemini is set to take on OpenAI's GPT-4 and ChatGPT for the AI crown. Here’s everything you need to know.

I’ve tried the new Gemini app for iPad, and it fits the larger screen size perfectly

By Graham Barlow published 8 May 25

Gemini now has a dedicated iPad app which fits its larger screen size and has all the features of the iPhone version.

The TechRadar spaceship, created in Veo 2

Make great AI video right now using Gemini – it's quicker than using Sora

By Graham Barlow published 7 May 25

Gemini has added AI video generation using Veo 2 – here are three top tips for using it.

Suno 4.5 just dropped, and the AI music creation tool has big improvements across the board

By Graham Barlow published 6 May 25

Suno v4.5 is out now for Pro and Premium subscribers, and you can listen to how good it sounds in the Suno app.

Rebecca Hall and Seth Rogen in "The Studio,".

Apple might be blowing over a billion dollars a year but I think The Studio is worth every penny

By Graham Barlow published 4 May 25

The Studio, on Apple TV+, is one of the most original comedies I’ve watched in ages, and you are guaranteed a laugh out loud moment in every episode.

ChatGPT could have multiple preset personalities for you to interact with in the future, to help combat its sycophantic personality problem

By Graham Barlow published 2 May 25

OpenAI shares some insights into what went wrong with the ChatGPT-4o rollback and how it will stop this happening in the future.

ChatGPT's new shopping features get short shrift from Reddit users

By Graham Barlow last updated 2 May 25

Reddit users are unimpressed by the latest ChatGPT shopping features.

Goodbye, ChatGPT-4 – here’s why the retired AI model was one of the decade's biggest tech moments

By Graham Barlow published 1 May 25

With ChatGPT-4 retiring, it's time to reflect on what made it one of the most important tech innovations of the last 10 years.

ChatGPT just powered-up search for everyone, here are all the new features

By Graham Barlow published 29 April 25

ChatGPT just got a big search and WhatsApp upgrade.

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