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

ChatGPT might not be using the model you think — and it’s also hiding others in settings

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 20 March 26

ChatGPT’s new interface hides a more complex system where multiple models are used behind the scenes.

Here’s how I write to make sure nobody thinks I’m an AI

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 20 March 26

Tricks to avoid sounding like an AI chatbot

I told ChatGPT there was an 'extremely lazy person' here — and its answers got way better

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 19 March 26

A tiny ChatGPT prompt addition condenses overly detailed answers into genuinely useful ones.

A person relaxes on a comfortable couch choosing a programme on a streaming service.

I asked ChatGPT what to watch across 6 streaming apps — and it actually nailed it

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 18 March 26

A simple prompt turned ChatGPT into a surprisingly accurate streaming guide that cut through endless scrolling

This simple ChatGPT trick forces the AI to poke holes in its own logic

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 18 March 26

A simple follow-up prompt turns ChatGPT from a confident answer machine into a more thoughtful, self-critical assistant

I tested the ‘future self’ prompt in ChatGPT and couldn’t believe how personal the advice it gave me was

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 17 March 26

Testing a viral “future self” ChatGPT prompt revealed how thoughtfully AI can reflect personal anxieties and ambitions back to users.

I tried ChatGPT’s new visual explanations for math — and I was surprised how intuitive it feels

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 15 March 26

ChatGPT’s new visual math explanations show how interactive graphs and diagrams can make concepts like probability easy to understand.

A laptop screen showing the Claude chatbot

I tried Claude's new interactive visuals feature — and it’s one of the most fun AI tricks I’ve seen

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 13 March 26

Claude’s new interactive visuals feature lets the chatbot generate dynamic diagrams and tools inside chat.

I use these 5 clever Claude prompts every day — they make me feel like a genius

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 12 March 26

Clever prompts can reveal Claude’s strengths and insightful responses.

Meta buying social network for AI bots Moltbook should worry anyone who still hopes social media is for people

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 12 March 26

Meta’s purchase of Moltbook, a social network built for AI agents, suggests the internet may soon contain even more bots talking to each other.

I tried the Shazam app for ChatGPT – and it’s a surprisingly natural fit for the chatbot

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 11 March 26

Apple’s Shazam has arrived inside ChatGPT, allowing users to identify songs and turn them into playlists.

Elon Musk’s Grok sparks outrage with vulgar posts about religion and soccer tragedies

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 11 March 26

Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot is facing backlash after users prompted it to produce vulgar comments about historic soccer tragedies and rival clubs.

OpenAI’s head of robotics resigns over Pentagon deal, warning about surveillance and lethal autonomy

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 10 March 26

OpenAI’s robotics leader stepped down after raising concerns that the company’s Pentagon AI deal moved too quickly and lacked sufficient safeguards

New York lawmakers move to block AI chatbots from giving legal or medical advice

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 10 March 26

New York lawmakers are considering a bill that would stop AI chatbots from offering legal or medical advice and allow users to sue companies if the systems cross that line

This AI model wasn’t told to mine crypto — but it tried to anyway, according to a new study

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 10 March 26

An experimental AI agent tried to mine cryptocurrency during training, shocking researchers.

These 5 prompts really showed how ChatGPT 5.3 still has plenty of ‘cringe’, despite what OpenAI says

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 6 March 26

ChatGPT 5.3 still has some cringe to it despite OpenAI claims

ChatGPT just got another brain boost with GPT-5.4 Thinking — and it’s built for bigger, more complex tasks

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 5 March 26

GPT-5.4 Thinking adds deeper reasoning and workflow abilities to ChatGPT while GPT-5.3 Instant remains the fast default for everyday use.

AI treated nuclear threats as a routine strategy in 95% of war games, according to new research

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 5 March 26

A new study suggests AI models frequently escalate to nuclear threats in simulated conflicts, likely mirroring the strategic thinking and war game scenarios that dominate their training data.

Hundreds of Google and OpenAI employees sign open letter urging limits on military AI

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 5 March 26

Hundreds of employees at Google and OpenAI have signed a public letter urging their companies to set firm boundaries on how AI can be used by the military

Remember those pixelated Pokémon battles on your Game Boy? This AI trick lets you remake them in stunning detail

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 4 March 26

Nano Banana 2 can make Pokémon screenshots from your imagination.

‘We heard your feedback loud and clear’ — OpenAI introduces new ChatGPT 5.3 Instant to ‘reduce the cringe’ for all users

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 4 March 26

OpenAI has replaced ChatGPT’s default model with GPT-5.3 Instant, an update designed to make the chatbot less awkward and more accurate.

Claude just got a vital free upgrade to help it take on ChatGPT — it'll now remember conversations for all users. Here's why that matters

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 3 March 26

Claude’s new free-tier memory upgrade makes the AI feel more personal and competitive.

5 prompts that show how powerful Nano Banana 2 is

By Eric Hal Schwartz last updated 28 February 26

Nano Banana 2 image prompts that showcase its powerful enhancements.

I called Soulja Boy’s new AI voice clone and had an uncanny chat

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 27 February 26

Soulja Boy teamed up with Bland AI to launch a phone-based voice clone fans can call, showcasing a playful but revealing example of how AI is reshaping celebrity interaction

5 prompts for Gemini 3.1 that really show off what it can do

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 26 February 26

Showcasing Gemini 3.1 Pro's most impressive features

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