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

Cashier swiping groceries through a POS system

I asked ChatGPT and Claude to do my grocery shopping — one felt like the future

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 23 June 26

I compared Instacart shopping through ChatGPT and Claude and found one key difference.

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I asked ChatGPT what I'd become obsessed with next — and its predictions were surprisingly convincing

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 22 June 26

A simple ChatGPT prompt turned into a surprisingly accurate analysis of my interests and a convincing prediction of the hobbies I may fall into next

I asked ChatGPT to turn me into a 1990s action figure — and it remembered things I'd forgotten

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 18 June 26

I used ChatGPT to create action figures based on different eras of my life — the results felt oddly nostalgic

'I'm delighted to be wrong about this' — Sam Altman says one of his biggest fears about AI hasn't come true

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 17 June 26

Sam Altman says AI has not disrupted white-collar employment as quickly as he expected.

People are starting to think ChatGPT is too cheap — and that might be a problem for OpenAI

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 16 June 26

ChatGPT's expanding capabilities and unchanged subscription price have sparked a debate over whether it's a good deal or headed for a cliff

I tried the ‘turn this into a game’ prompt to make ChatGPT fix boring chores — and my son couldn't wait to play

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 15 June 26

By asking ChatGPT to “turn this into a game,” I transformed chores, school routines, and errands into small quests and challenges.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang talking at Milken Institute event

The AI industry’s latest hot take: Jensen Huang says CEOs are using AI as a convenient excuse for layoffs — 'I think the narrative that connects AI to job loss for many of the CEOs that are doing it, it is just too lazy'

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 11 June 26

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says blaming AI for layoffs is "lazy" and plenty of workers seem to agree

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I tried letting ChatGPT roast me and it knew exactly where to aim

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 10 June 26

I asked ChatGPT to roast me, and it cut me to the quick.

I tried using NotebookLM to create an art history presentation and it built far more than a slide deck

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 9 June 26

I used NotebookLM's new presentation features to create a Hudson River School presentation.

Hasbro is turning Optimus Prime and Mr. Potato Head into AI-powered voices — which is one sure-fire way to ruin our childhood memories

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 6 June 26

Endless AI conversations could strip away some of what makes them iconic

I used ChatGPT to find jobs and rewrite my resume — and it felt like having a personal recruiter

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 4 June 26

I tested ChatGPT's new job search and resume tools, and they helped me streamline my job hunt.

I asked ChatGPT to think like a kid — and it suddenly saw every hole in my ideas

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 3 June 26

Asking ChatGPT to think like a curious child can be an unexpectedly effective way to spot gaps in logic.

Cell phone was left on an outdoor table with a person's back and a green city in the background

I tried replacing 30 minutes of scrolling with ChatGPT-generated real-world challenges — and it changed my evenings

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 2 June 26

ChatGPT helped me swap doomscrolling for small real-world adventures

I made an AI clone of myself based on my Google and Reddit history — and it understood me better than I expected

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 29 May 26

I used years of Reddit comments and Google history to create an AI version of myself in ChatGPT

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I changed ChatGPT’s personality to act more like Gemini — and suddenly it felt like a completely different AI

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 29 May 26

I used a custom prompt to make ChatGPT behave more like Gemini and it completely changed its personality.

I started asking ChatGPT one extra question — and its answers suddenly became far more useful

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 28 May 26

Adding one simple question to ChatGPT prompts helps the AI better understand what you actually need

A woman walking along a sidewalk with a cup of coffee

I asked ChatGPT to make my daily walks less boring and more mindful — and it changed how I see my neighborhood

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 28 May 26

I used ChatGPT to make my routine neighborhood walks feel less repetitive

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I added one sentence to my ChatGPT prompts — and suddenly the advice became way more useful for real life

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 27 May 26

I discovered that adding one simple instruction to ChatGPT prompts made its advice feel less idealized and much more useful for everyday life

Kids playing with soap bubbles during the Dzien Dziecka na Placu Europejskim on June 03, 2017 in Warsaw, Poland.

I tried using ChatGPT to recreate my 1990s childhood for my kid — and suddenly our weekend had no screens at all

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 27 May 26

I used ChatGPT to help plan a nostalgic 1990s-inspired weekend for my toddler.

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Queue for the voting at US midterm elections

AI chatbots got election information wrong 90% of the time in a new study — including ChatGPT rivals

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 22 May 26

Major AI chatbots delivering incorrect election information is a problem, as millions increasingly turn to AI for news and political facts

5 prompts that show how the new Gemini 3.5 Flash is its best AI model yet

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 21 May 26

Showcasing Gemini 3.1 Pro's most impressive features

Steven Soderbergh’s AI-assisted John Lennon documentary is already dividing Cannes — and some critics say the visuals overwhelmed the emotion

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 20 May 26

Steven Soderbergh’s AI-assisted John Lennon documentary has turned into one of Cannes’ biggest controversies.

Elon Musk's legal war with OpenAI ends in utter defeat

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 20 May 26

A federal court ruling shut down Elon Musk’s high profile lawsuit against OpenAI, turning a years long AI rivalry into a public defeat over timing rather than substance.

Google’s new Gemini Omni AI can turn almost anything into video

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 20 May 26

Google has introduced Gemini Omni Flash, a new AI model focused on creating and editing video through conversation

Google I/O 2026 made one thing clear — Gemini is becoming impossible to avoid

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 19 May 26

Google I/O 2026 revealed Gemini evolving from a chatbot into a deeply integrated AI layer spanning Search, shopping, Android, productivity, and persistent AI agents

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