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

Microsoft says ‘once AGI is declared by OpenAI’ it will be verified by independent experts – here’s why that’s a big deal

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 29 October 25

Microsoft and OpenAI’s new deal means the arrival of AGI must be confirmed by independent experts.

Suno just replaced its free AI music model with v4.5-all – and it’s faster, richer, and way more expressive

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 29 October 25

Suno’s new v4.5-All model delivers faster, richer, and more expressive AI-generated music – and it’s now free for everyone to use.

OpenAI is reportedly working on a 'Sora for music' – and a battle with record labels could follow

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 28 October 25

OpenAI is reportedly training an AI music generator with the help of students from the prestigious Juilliard School

How to use Instagram’s new Restyle AI tool to reimagine your photos

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 25 October 25

Instagram’s Restyle feature lets users use AI to creatively edit photos and videos in Stories.

Amazon's new Help Me Decide button picks what you were going to buy anyway – just faster

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 24 October 25

Amazon’s new “Help Me Decide” button offers AI-powered product picks based on your habits.

5 big updates coming to the ChatGPT Atlas browser

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 24 October 25

OpenAI is rushing out quality-of-life upgrades for ChatGPT Atlas that promise to make the AI-powered browser better.

Think you can trust ChatGPT and Gemini to give you the news? Here's why you might want to think again

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 23 October 25

AI assistants routinely misrepresent news, raising concerns about misinformation and public trust in the digital age.

YouTube declares war on deepfakes with new tool that lets creators flag AI-generated video clones

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 23 October 25

YouTube's new deepfake detection tool offers creators a powerful way to spot and remove unauthorized AI-generated content featuring their face or voice.

WhatsApp AI Assistant making recommendations

Meta will ban rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 23 October 25

Meta is shutting out third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp in favor of Meta AI.

OpenAI launched a ChatGPT Atlas Browser – here are the 5 things you need to know

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 22 October 25

Precision, patience, and good sound design

OpenAI takes on Chrome with ChatGPT Atlas browser for macOS – and Windows, iOS, and Android are 'coming soon'

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 21 October 25

OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Atlas browser turns ChatGPT into a full-time co-pilot for your online life.

Meta is giving parents a kill switch for teen AI chats

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 21 October 25

Meta is adding parental controls to AI character chats after backlash over bot conversations with minors.

Claude Code comes to the masses – and it’s a game-changer for wannabe coding masters

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 20 October 25

Anthropic's Claude Code now comes as a browser-based AI developer that anyone can tap into.

ChatGPT is smarter now that it's learned to forget - a huge memory upgrade is coming

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 20 October 25

OpenAI revamped ChatGPT's memory to let it forget the things that don't matter.

Nano Banana's AI will soon fill Google Messages with custom memes

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 18 October 25

Google’s popular Nano Banana image generator is being integrated into Google Messages.

5 easy tips to make your Sora 2 videos pop

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 17 October 25

Sora 2 tips to make the best AI videos possible without being Steven Spielberg

The internet is now mostly written by machines, study finds

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 17 October 25

More new articles online are now written by AI than humans, but most don’t make it into search results.

Anthropic’s Claude Haiku 4.5 isn’t flashy – but it might be your next favorite model for getting things done fast

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 16 October 25

Claude now offers incognito chats free to everyone, making it easier to have private, ephemeral AI conversations.

Walmart gives ChatGPT checkout power

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 16 October 25

Walmart’s new integration with ChatGPT lets users browse and buy with just a message

Sam Altman promises 'new version of ChatGPT' that behaves more like GPT‑4o — plus a new adult mode

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 15 October 25

OpenAI’s next ChatGPT update will bring back GPT‑4o’s humanlike charm and unlock age-gated erotica for adults.

MAI‑Image‑1 puts Microsoft in the AI art game – this time, with its own brush

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 14 October 25

Microsoft’s new MAI‑Image‑1 model brings fast, realistic AI image generation in-house.

I tried the Spotify app for ChatGPT and now AI knows my music taste better than I do

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 14 October 25

ChatGPT now has Spotify integration, and it changes the way you listen to music

Google just dropped its Nano Banana AI image generator into your search results and notes

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 13 October 25

Google is embedding its Nano Banana AI image model into Search and NotebookLM, with Photos to follow.

Microsoft Copilot assistant can now access your Google account—if you let it

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 11 October 25

Microsoft’s Copilot assistant now lets users link their Google and Microsoft accounts.

Meta’s AI translation remakes Reels in your language

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 10 October 25

Meta has deployed AI-powered translation tools for Reels to allow international viewership.

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