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

‘This is a crisis’: New Apple report claims we’ll get no Siri upgrades at WWDC 2025 due to AI turmoil

By John-Anthony Disotto published 19 May 25

There's probably not going to be any Siri announcements at WWDC 2025, but Apple is working on a new and improved AI model.

Forget the Force, AI brings the late James Earl Jones’ iconic Darth Vader voice to Fortnite

By John-Anthony Disotto published 16 May 25

Disney and Epic Games have announced the return of Darth Vader's iconic voice, despite James Earl Jones passing away last year.

OpenAI just gave ChatGPT users a huge free upgrade – 4.1 mini is available today

By John-Anthony Disotto published 15 May 25

ChatGPT 4.1 and 4.1 mini are now available, bringing improvements to coding and the ability to follow tasks.

How do you profit from ChatGPT? Reddit users share how AI improves their lives

By John-Anthony Disotto published 14 May 25

Reddit users share how they profit from ChatGPT, and it's not just financially.

TikTok’s new AI Alive lets you turn images into videos – here’s how to try it for free

By John-Anthony Disotto published 14 May 25

TikTok's new AI Alive tool brings your images to life, and it's available for free.

Sam Altman says how people use ChatGPT reflects their age – and college students are relying on it to make ‘life decisions’

By John-Anthony Disotto published 13 May 25

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says, younger ChatGPT users often rely on the AI chatbot to make all of their life decisions.

Two hands holding the iPhone 16 Pro showing its cameras

Your iPhone battery could get a big boost soon thanks to iOS 19 and Apple Intelligence – and that's good news for the iPhone 17 Air

By John-Anthony Disotto published 13 May 25

Apple could be about to launch a new AI battery tool in iOS 19 to help improve your iPhone's run time.

The Rock ChatGPT image trend 100x recreation

ChatGPT viral trend gone wrong - The Rock is turned into abstract art after Reddit user creates a replica 101 times

By John-Anthony Disotto published 1 May 25

Eh... that's not Dwayne Johnson!

Google CEO hopeful Gemini will be integrated into Apple Intelligence in time for iPhone 17 launch

By John-Anthony Disotto published 30 April 25

Google CEO Sundar Pichai, says Gemini could be integrated into Apple Intelligence by the middle of this year.

A still of Ash and Pikachu from the Pokemon series

Google Gemini and Claude are competing on Twitch to be the first AI model to complete Pokémon Red, and as a massive Pokémon fan I’m hooked

By John-Anthony Disotto last updated 30 April 25

I’m a massive Pokémon fan and now I’m obsessed with AI models like Gemini and Claude trying to complete Pokémon Red and Blue

Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a talk session with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at an event titled "Transforming Business through AI" in Tokyo, Japan, on February 03, 2025. SoftBank and OpenAI announced that they have agreed a partnership to set up a joint venture for artificial intelligence services in Japan today.

OpenAI has fixed ChatGPT's 'annoying' personality update - Sam Altman promises more changes 'in the coming days' which could include an option to choose the AI's behavior

By John-Anthony Disotto published 30 April 25

OpenAI has rolled back ChatGPT's 'annoying' personality with Sam Altman promising more fixes in the future.

Sam Altman says OpenAI will fix ChatGPT's 'annoying' new personality – but this viral prompt is a good workaround for now

By John-Anthony Disotto published 28 April 25

Sam Altman says OpenAI is working on a fix for ChatGPT's 'annoying' personality, but why wait when we've got prompts to tone down the pleasantries already?

I asked AI to predict the NFL Draft 2025, here’s what ChatGPT, Gemini, and Manus think is going to happen

By John-Anthony Disotto published 24 April 25

Can AI predict the 2025 NFL Draft? We're about to find out.

ChatGPT started speaking like a demon mid-conversation, and it's both hilarious and terrifying

By John-Anthony Disotto published 24 April 25

This Reddit users conversation with ChatGPT is the funniest thing you'll hear on the internet today, but it's also terrifying.

AI generated images of 1955 from ChatGPT

I tried the new ChatGPT trend that gives you a glimpse into the past - here’s how you can too

By John-Anthony Disotto published 23 April 25

This new ChatGPT trend lets you take a time machine back to the past, but I doubt 1955 was this generic.

Movies made with AI ‘neither help nor harm the chances’ of winning an Oscar, the Academy says in new rules – but that’s not the most shocking change

By John-Anthony Disotto published 23 April 25

Movies can use generative AI to win Oscars, but there's a more baffling rule change that showcases just how little credibility award ceremonies have.

ChatGPT spends 'tens of millions of dollars' on people saying 'please' and 'thank you', but Sam Altman says it's worth it

By John-Anthony Disotto published 17 April 25

Sam Altman says politeness to ChatGPT is costing OpenAI "Tens of millions of dollars" in energy bills.

Claude tipped to get its answer to ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode soon - is adding an AI voice to a chatbot yet another tick box exercise?

By John-Anthony Disotto published 16 April 25

Anthropic could be about to launch a new Claude AI voice mode, but does it even matter?

I pitted Galaxy AI’s photo editing tool against Apple Intelligence’s Clean Up, and let’s just say the results aren’t even close

By John-Anthony Disotto published 15 April 25

I compared Samsung S25's AI photo editing to iPhone 16's, and I can't believe how different the results are

OpenAI promises new ChatGPT features this week – all the latest as Sam Altman says ‘we've got a lot of good stuff for you’

By John-Anthony Disotto last updated 15 April 25

It's a big week for OpenAI as the company promises multiple ChatGPT announcements, starting today.

French Bulldog and its human AI counterpart

ChatGPT can turn your pet into a human, and it's freaking me out - here's how to try it

By John-Anthony Disotto published 14 April 25

I tried the latest ChatGPT trend which imagines your pets as humans, and I hate it.

ChatGPT 4.1 could launch as soon as next week – here’s why that’s a big deal

By John-Anthony Disotto published 11 April 25

ChatGPT 4.1 could launch as soon as next week, ushering in a new era for OpenAI's chatbot.

Reddit Answers just got a huge Google Gemini upgrade, and now I can’t wait to try it

By John-Anthony Disotto published 10 April 25

Reddit Answers is getting Google Gemini integration, but most of us are still waiting to try the new AI chatbot.

A screenshot from the 1939 Wizard of Oz movie

The Wizard of Oz is coming to the Las Vegas sphere in 16K thanks to the power of Google DeepMind AI

By John-Anthony Disotto published 9 April 25

Google is using the powers of AI to bring The Wizard of Oz to Las Vegas' Sphere.

We've tried Google Pixel 9's new Gemini Astra upgrade, and users are in for a real treat

By John-Anthony Disotto published 8 April 25

Pixel 9 smartphones now have access to Gemini Astra, and it's seriously impressive.

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