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

‘You will not see us do that’ – Sam Altman reveals the one big thing OpenAI won't do

By John-Anthony Disotto Published 19 August 25

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman discusses the mistakes the company made following the backlash to GPT-5's rollout, and he reveals what you'll definitely not see in the future.

ChatGPT Go explained – 5 things you need to know about the new cheap subscription plan

By John-Anthony Disotto Published 19 August 25

Everything you need to know about OpenAI's latest ChatGPT subscription: ChatGPT Go.

This ChatGPT prompt is an AI use case I can’t get behind

By John-Anthony Disotto Published 18 August 25

This Reddit user is summarizing books through AI, and it's everything wrong with the way we use tools like ChatGPT.

This ChatGPT prompt ‘unlocks 100% of GPT-5’s power’ – and it’s so easy to use

By John-Anthony Disotto Published 18 August 25

This ChatGPT prompt makes GPT-5 so much better, and here's how to try it.

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GPT-5 just completed Pokémon Red in a new world-record time – Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT o3 aren’t even close

By John-Anthony Disotto Published 15 August 25

GPT-5 completed Pokémon Red in just seven days, and it used an old technique many of us are familiar with.

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OpenAI won't rule out ads on ChatGPT – but only if they're ‘thoughtful and tasteful’

By John-Anthony Disotto Published 15 August 25

The head of ChatGPT at OpenAI was asked about ads on the platform, and his response was, as you'd expect, pretty coy.

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I used GPT-5 to code a Fantasy Premier League program, and I might actually stand a chance of winning my draft this year thanks to ChatGPT

By John-Anthony Disotto Published 15 August 25

I can't code, but thanks to ChatGPT, I made an excellent program to help me win my Fantasy Premier League Draft.

WWE 2K25 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is the handheld wrestling game I’ve been waiting nearly three decades for

By John-Anthony Disotto Published 13 August 25

WWE 2K25 Nintendo Switch 2 Edition might just be the best sports port we've ever seen on a hybrid console, and it makes wrestling on the go a genuine delight.

‘AI can teach you how to use itself, if you think to ask’ this Stanford professor’s ChatGPT prompt has changed the way I use AI for good - here’s how to try it

By John-Anthony Disotto Published 13 August 25

This Stanford professor gave me a new outlook on AI, and I think his prompt might be the best I've ever tried.

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GPT-5 just got a big new upgrade, and Sam Altman has fixed Plus users' biggest complaint

By John-Anthony Disotto Published 13 August 25

GPT-5 just got its first major upgrade, and ChatGPT users can now choose between multiple thinking modes.

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Sam Altman is ‘uneasy’ about the way people use ChatGPT, but I don’t think he has the right to cry about his success

By John-Anthony Disotto Last updated 12 August 25

Following on from the GPT-5 backlash, Sam Altman is pondering the future and how to balance the fine line between innovation and catering to ChatGPT's most loyal user base.

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ChatGPT-4o is back - here’s how to use the older OpenAI model instead of GPT-5

By John-Anthony Disotto Published 11 August 25

ChatGPT Plus subscribers can revert to using GPT-4o instead of GPT-5. Here's how.

Sam Altman confirms ChatGPT Plus subscribers will have increased rate limit amid continued GPT-5 backlash

By John-Anthony Disotto Published 11 August 25

Sam Altman confirms OpenAI has tweaked rate limits for ChatGPT Plus subscribers to right the wrongs of last week's GPT-5 launch.

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ChatGPT users are not happy with GPT-5 launch as thousands take to Reddit claiming the new upgrade ‘is horrible’

By John-Anthony Disotto Published 8 August 25

GPT-5 is now available, but many users have flooded social media with their discontent at the next generation of ChatGPT.

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OpenAI GPT-5 launch live – all the latest news as Sam Altman unveils the new model

By Graham Barlow, John-Anthony Disotto, Jacob Krol Last updated 8 August 25

Join us for the release of ChatGPT-5 as it happens on our live blog of the event.

GPT-5 accidentally leaked hours before OpenAI reveals the future of ChatGPT

By John-Anthony Disotto Published 7 August 25

GPT-5 has accidentally been leaked by GitHub, just hours before OpenAI reveals the future of ChatGPT.

I tried this simple ChatGPT prompt that makes learning skills incredibly easy

By John-Anthony Disotto Published 25 July 25

This ChatGPT prompt makes learning easy peasy, and I think it might be my new favorite way to chat with AI.

Sam Altman says there’s ‘Something about collectively deciding we're going to live our lives the way AI tells us feels bad and dangerous’ as OpenAI CEO worries about an AI-dominated future

By John-Anthony Disotto Published 24 July 25

Sam Altman is worried about people's over-reliance on ChatGPT, but that hasn't stopped his success.

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Bored at work? Try this viral ChatGPT 'dead chicken' prompt that provides hilariously weird results

By John-Anthony Disotto Published 23 July 25

This viral ChatGPT prompt has me thinking that's enough internet for one day.

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iOS 26 public beta reveals Apple is reviving a controversial feature it was forced to abandon

By John-Anthony Disotto Published 23 July 25

Notification Summaries for News apps are back in iOS 26, but is that a good thing?

This ChatGPT prompt will help you finally get started on the passion project you’ve put on hold for years

By John-Anthony Disotto Published 22 July 25

This ChatGPT prompt breaks down passion projects into simple steps, so you can achieve the goals you've been putting off for years.

Sick of seeing AI images everywhere online? DuckDuckGo will let you filter out the slop from your search results

By John-Anthony Disotto Published 21 July 25

Popular privacy-first search engine DuckDuckGo is adding a filter to remove AI-generated images from your search results.

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Perplexity’s Comet is here, and after using it for 48 hours I’m convinced AI web browsers are the future of the internet

By John-Anthony Disotto Published 15 July 25

I tried Perplexity AI's Comet browser that can search the web for you, and now I can't go back to Google Chrome.

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The next generation of ChatGPT is just around the corner - here’s why GPT-5 could transform the way you use AI

By John-Anthony Disotto Published 14 July 25

ChatGPT-5 is just around the corner, but what even is it? And why could it be the biggest upgrade to OpenAI's chatbot yet?

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The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is a major step forward for Samsung, but Oppo and Honor are still ahead in the foldable race

By John-Anthony Disotto Published 12 July 25

I'm as excited about the Galaxy Z Fold 7 as the next person, but having spent time with the Oppo Find N5, I'm convinced that Samsung still has some ground to make up in the foldable race.

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