Articles by John-Anthony Disotto, Senior Writer AI

John-Anthony Disotto is TechRadar's Senior Writer, AI, bringing you the latest news on, and comprehensive coverage of, tech's biggest buzzword. An expert on all things Apple, he was previously iMore's How To Editor, and has a monthly column in MacFormat.

He used to work for Apple as a technician focused on iOS and iPhone repairs at the Genius Bar and has used the Apple ecosystem for over a decade. In his spare time, John-Anthony can be found watching any sport under the sun from football to darts, taking the term 'Lego house' far too literally as he runs out of space to display any more plastic bricks, or chilling on the couch with his French bulldog, Kermit.

Articles by: John-Anthony Disotto

Could you pass 'Humanity’s Last Exam'? Probably not, but neither can AI

By John-Anthony Disotto published 24 January 25

A groundbreaking AI benchmark called Humanity's Last Exam looks to test LLM's reasoning capabilities. Let's just hope no model ever passes the test…

ChatGPT o3-mini will be free for all, and I can’t wait to try the powerful new problem-solving model

By John-Anthony Disotto published 24 January 25

ChatGPT o3-mini is coming, and Sam Altman just confirmed it will be free to use.

Samsung Galaxy S25 showing Now Briefing or whatever screen saying Have a good day

I’ve used an iPhone for 15 years, but Samsung Galaxy S25’s new AI briefing feature makes me want to give Android a try

By John-Anthony Disotto published 23 January 25

Samsung Galaxy S25's Now Brief feature is the perfect glimpse at an AI personal assistant that actually makes sense.

ChatGPT Operator is the next step in letting AI organize your life, and it’s expected to launch this week

By John-Anthony Disotto published 23 January 25

ChatGPT Operator is expected to launch this week as OpenAI looks to release its AI agent for completing tasks without your input.

Four Samsung Galaxy S25 devices arranged face down

Galaxy AI is at the core of the Samsung Galaxy S25 - here are the 5 best new features

By John-Anthony Disotto published 22 January 25

The new Samsung S25 has some amazing new AI features.

The iPhone 16 is getting a neat Apple Intelligence upgrade with iOS 18.3 – here are 3 new tricks I'm excited about

By John-Anthony Disotto published 22 January 25

The iPhone 16 is getting an Apple Intelligence upgrade in iOS 18.3 and I'm excited to try it.

Laszlo and Erzsebet looking at some architectural designs in The Brutalist

Netflix caught up in AI Oscars controversy alongside The Brutalist as Emilia Pérez criticized for using voice enhancement tech

By John-Anthony Disotto published 21 January 25

The Brutalist director, Brady Corbet, weighs in on the AI Oscars controversy as Netflix's Emilia Pérez also comes under scrutiny.

Oscars frontrunner The Brutalist uses generative AI, and it might cost it the Best Picture prize

By John-Anthony Disotto published 20 January 25

One of the Oscars frontrunners uses AI to enhance Hungarian dialogue, and the backlash could lead to a difficult Academy Awards campaign.

Apple Intelligence running on a range of Apple devices.

Huge Apple Intelligence upgrade expected for Mail as part of macOS Sequoia 15.4 free update

By John-Anthony Disotto published 20 January 25

New reports suggest the Mac will get a huge Apple Intelligence Mail upgrade as part of macOS Sequoia 15.4.

iOS 18.3 Notification summaries on iPhone 16 Pro Max

Apple Intelligence’s Notification summary controversy is a reminder that AI will improve with time, and I'm not giving up on it

By John-Anthony Disotto published 17 January 25

Whether it's Apple Intelligence or any other AI tool on the market, consumers are starting to realize that the days of stable software launches may be a thing of the past.

AI is helping the Australian Open cover tennis in the funniest way possible, by turning it into Nintendo Wii Tennis

By John-Anthony Disotto published 16 January 25

The Australian Open now shows an AI-generated version of tennis matches on YouTube and some of the results are hilarious.

Google Gemini will soon offer news updates from The Associated Press

By John-Anthony Disotto published 16 January 25

You'll soon be able to get news from AP directly from the Gemini app.

Apple Intelligence explained: The new Apple AI for your iPhone, iPad and Mac explained

By Philip Berne last updated 16 January 25

Updated Apple Intelligence is Apple's cross-platform approach to machine learning and intelligent features, with writing tools, AI-generated images, Siri, and more.

I’ve been waiting years for ChatGPT’s new Tasks feature – here’s how I’m planning to use it to organize my life

By John-Anthony Disotto published 15 January 25

ChatGPT's new task manager could be the game-changing AI update we've been waiting for.

How 2025 could make or break Apple Intelligence and Siri

By John-Anthony Disotto published 29 December 24

I think 2025 is the year Apple Intelligence becomes the reason to buy an iPhone, not just a nice-to-have.

The 5 best Apple Intelligence features to try right now on your new iPhone, iPad, or Mac

By John-Anthony Disotto published 26 December 24

So you got a new Apple device over the holiday season? Here are five awesome Apple intelligence features to try right now.

ChatGPT Plus subscribers just got a surprise free gift – unlimited OpenAI Sora access for the holidays

By John-Anthony Disotto published 23 December 24

You'll get unlimited access to Sora this holiday season if you're a ChatGPT Plus subscriber.

12 Days of OpenAI - Everything that was announced, including ChatGPT, Sora, o1, o3 and more

By Graham Barlow, John-Anthony Disotto last updated 20 December 24

Live coverage from OpenAI's "12 days of OpenAI" event covering all the new updates to ChatGPT, Sora, and more.

Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk: the pair in action in their previous meeting in 2024

Fury vs Usyk 2 will feature an AI judge – and I'm not convinced

By John-Anthony Disotto published 18 December 24

Fury vs Usyk 2 will feature the world's first AI boxing judge, but is that a good thing?

Modretro Chromatic review: a great modern Game Boy

By John-Anthony Disotto published 17 December 24

The Modretro Chromatic gives you an incredibly authentic Game Boy Color experience.

A scientist looking through a microscope generated by Google Veo 2

Google’s new Veo 2 beats OpenAI Sora with 4K AI video generation – here’s how to try it

By John-Anthony Disotto published 17 December 24

Google announces its new AI video generator, Veo 2, and here's how you can try it.

iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus in multiple colors

Is AI on smartphones just a gimmick? Most iPhone and Samsung owners think so, according to a new poll

By John-Anthony Disotto published 16 December 24

A new survey says most smartphone users don't see the benefit of AI, just yet.

Grok 2 on an iPhone 16 Pro Max with the generated image blurred out

I used Grok’s new free tier on X but I can’t show you the results because it could infringe Nintendo's copyright

By John-Anthony Disotto published 16 December 24

I tried Grok's new free tier and I'm worried about what this means for the future of social media.

iOS 18.2 launch LIVE: The biggest Apple Intelligence upgrade yet for iPhone, iPad, and Mac is here

By John-Anthony Disotto last updated 13 December 24

iOS 18.2 is rolling out worldwide now, and we're covering the massive Apple Intelligence launch live.

Keynote, Pages, and Numbers just got way better with this free Apple Intelligence update – here's how

By John-Anthony Disotto published 13 December 24

Apple Intelligence comes to iWork as Apple updates Keynote, Pages, and Numbers with AI features.

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