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

'I think it's a bit like selling nuclear weapons to North Korea and bragging' — Anthropic's CEO warns Davos about letting Nvidia sell AI chips to China

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 22 January 26

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei riled Davos attendees by condemning U.S.-approved Nvidia chip sales to China

Samsung revives its Bixby assistant with an AI brain transplant from Perplexity

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 21 January 26

Samsung is relaunching AI assistant Bixby with Perplexity's real-time AI search.

“It is genuinely hard; we need to protect vulnerable users, while also making sure our guardrails still allow all of our users to benefit from our tools” — Sam Altman bemoans the difficulty of keeping ChatGPT safe in contentious debate with Elon Musk

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 21 January 26

Sam Altman defended OpenAI’s approach to AI safety in a public clash with Elon Musk, revealing the complex challenge of building tools that protect vulnerable users without limiting everyone else.

5 AI image prompts way better than Google Photos remixing

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 20 January 26

Nano Banana image prompts that transform your photos more meaningfully than Google Photos Remix effects

I tested ChatGPT Translate against Google Translate — here's which one wins

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 16 January 26

ChatGPT Translate challenges Google Translate in a head-to-head test

5 common myths about AI tools, debunked

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 16 January 26

Debunking widespread myths about AI tools.

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Matthew McConaughey trademarking himself saying 'alright, alright, alright' is a preview of Hollywood’s coming AI identity crisis

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 16 January 26

Matthew McConaughey’s trademark filings on his own performance are a smart but incomplete defense against the rise of AI-generated celebrity clones

5 signs that ChatGPT is hallucinating

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 15 January 26

How to recognize when AI chatbots hallucinate

Signal’s founder is taking on ChatGPT — here’s why the ‘truly private AI’ can’t leak your chats

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 14 January 26

Signal creator Moxie Marlinspike has launched Confer, a privacy-first AI assistant designed to ensure your conversations can’t be read, stored, or leaked.

Claude's latest upgrade is the AI breakthrough I've been waiting for — 5 ways Cowork could be the biggest AI innovation of 2026

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 14 January 26

Claude Cowork offers a glimpse of a near future where AI stops just responding to prompts and starts acting as a careful, capable digital coworker.

'Small decisions have long tails' – I asked ChatGPT for my horoscope, and what it told me was surprisingly grounding

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 13 January 26

ChatGPT's horoscope led to a surprisingly grounded reflection on the future

Claude just joined your healthcare team — and might be ready to help your doctor help you

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 12 January 26

Anthropic’s Claude is entering healthcare with new tools that help patients understand their medical data and ease administrative burdens for providers.

ChatGPT Health sounds promising — but I don’t trust it with my medical data just yet

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 9 January 26

ChatGPT Health promises convenience and insight, but I don't trust OpenAI with my medical data.

Amazon’s AI is shopping on your behalf where it's not supposed to — and retailers aren’t happy

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 9 January 26

Amazon’s AI-powered Buy for Me service is stirring controversy by placing orders from retailers who say they never agreed to be part of the program

Meet the tiny AI hologram ready to be your esports coach and life planner

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 8 January 26

Razer’s Project AVA provides AI assistance in the form of an animated desktop hologram.

Google TV gets a Gemini glow-up, with a ton of new upgrades

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 8 January 26

Google’s new Gemini features for Google TV make your television smarter, more conversational, and surprisingly creative.

Wearable AI is coming — and Razer’s Project Motoko is leading the charge with smart headphones

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 7 January 26

Razer’s Project Motoko reimagines headphones as intelligent, camera-equipped AI companions that respond to your environment and needs without a screen in sight.

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Twitch’s most subscribed streamer is not human

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 7 January 26

AI VTuber Neuro-sama shatters Twitch records by becoming the most subscribed channel.

Alexa+ launches on the web for everyone: Amazon takes on ChatGPT — here’s how to sign up

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 6 January 26

Amazon’s Alexa+ has arrived on the web, offering a full-featured AI assistant focused on organizing daily life and competing with tools like ChatGPT.

OpenAI's rumored acquisition plans for Pinterest provoke fury among some users

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 6 January 26

A speculative report suggesting OpenAI might acquire Pinterest ignited a consumer backlash among Pinterest users.

5 predictions for AI in 2026 – what’s next for ChatGPT, Gemini, and you

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 1 January 26

AI is about to become more embedded in daily life than ever, reshaping how we search, create, communicate, and define what's real.

Meta buys Manus for $2 billion to power high-stakes AI agent race

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 31 December 25

Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of Manus signals a major shift toward AI agents that can autonomously handle real work, not just generate responses.

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We let ChatGPT judge impossible superhero debates — here's how it ruled

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 31 December 25

ChatGPT referees superhero debates

What does 2026 have in store for AI? We asked ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude — here's what they said

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 30 December 25

Here's what ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude predict about AI in 2026.

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I’m an AI expert – here are my top 5 secret tools that could change your life in 2026

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 27 December 25

I test AI tools for a living – and while ChatGPT and Gemini are great for many things, these five are better assistants for everything from finances to cooking.

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