Articles by Graham Barlow, Senior Editor, AI

Graham is the Senior Editor for AI at TechRadar. With over 25 years of experience in both online and print journalism, Graham has worked for various market-leading tech brands including Computeractive, PC Pro, iMore, MacFormat, Mac|Life, Maximum PC, and more. He specializes in reporting on everything to do with the most exciting subject in tech right now, Artificial Intelligence. AI is advancing at an accelerated pace and all the big brands from Apple, Microsoft and Google to chip makers NVIDIA are getting involved. TechRadar is here to bring you the latest updates on AI and show you how to get started and make it work for you, no matter your level of interest.

Graham has appeared on BBC TV shows like BBC One Breakfast and on Radio 4 commenting on the latest trends in tech. Graham has an honors degree in Computer Science and spends his spare time podcasting and blogging.

Articles by: Graham Barlow

ChatGPT’s best tool is now available for free - but there’s a catch

By Graham Barlow last updated 28 April 25

ChatGPT Free users are getting a lightweight version of Deep Research, and Plus users will get access too after they reach their usage limits on the original version.

OpenAI just gave ChatGPT Plus a massive boost with generous new usage limits

By Graham Barlow published 24 April 25

Generous new usage limits mean that ChatGPT Plus users now get double the rate limits for ChatGPT-o3 and o4-mini.

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Who has time to be polite to ChatGPT? I don’t understand why people say please and thank you to AI

By Graham Barlow published 23 April 25

I'm never polite to ChatGPT. Is it me that's at fault, or can I just tell the difference between people and machines?

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends the artificial intelligence(AI) Revolution Forum in Taipei on September 25, 2023.

ChatGPT just leveled up – so why is Sam Altman comparing AI to the Renaissance, not a revolution?

By Graham Barlow published 22 April 25

The road to AGI is more like the Renaissance than a revolution, according to Sam Altman.

From novelty to nuisance: The AI revolution no one wanted is sweeping all before it

By Graham Barlow published 18 April 25

AI is in everything these days, but does it need to be?

ChatGPT just got a massive upgrade that takes it to the next level – here are the 3 biggest changes

By Graham Barlow published 17 April 25

OpenAI has released new o3 and o4-mini models, pushing what ChatGPT is capable of even further forward.

The hottest new AI image trend is Sora users begging for new features using its built-in image generation features, and I’m here for it

By Graham Barlow published 10 April 25

The latest image trend is simply trying to talk to the development team.

We've tried Google Pixel 9's new Gemini Astra upgrade, and users are in for a real treat

By John-Anthony Disotto published 8 April 25

Pixel 9 smartphones now have access to Gemini Astra, and it's seriously impressive.

Manus, the much-hyped Chinese AI, has opened up public access, and you get 1,000 credits for free if you sign up now

By Graham Barlow published 7 April 25

Manus public access is open, so you can sign up now and get 1,000 credits for free.

ChatGPT-5 is on hold as OpenAI changes plans and releases new o3 and o4-mini models

By Graham Barlow last updated 7 April 25

ChatGPT-5 is delayed, but o3 and o4 mini LLMs to be released in a couple of weeks.

Meta launches new Llama 4 AI for all your apps, but it still feels limited compared to what ChatGPT and Gemini can do

By Graham Barlow published 7 April 25

Meta has announced three new open source Llama 4 LLMs, two of which you can try today.

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from the Nintendo Switch 2 launch to Microsoft turning 50

By Hamish Hector published 5 April 25

The week's 7 biggest tech stories from Microsoft, Nintendo, ChatGPT and more for April 5, 2025.

I tried the latest update to NotebookLM and it’s never been easier to make an AI podcast out of other people’s articles, for better or worse

By Graham Barlow published 3 April 25

NotebookLM can now search for sources for you on the web, making it easier to create AI podcasts.

ChatGPT images are so good it’s almost impossible to tell if they are fake, and that’s got me worried

By Graham Barlow published 2 April 25

ChatGPT's new image generation capabilities are better than AI image detectors can handle.

Deep Research running in ChatGPT on a laptop

Deep Reasoning is coming to ChatGPT free, but I think it’s still worth paying for ChatGPT Plus

By Graham Barlow published 1 April 25

Deep Research is coming to the ChatGPT free tier 'soon', but there are still good reasons to stick with Plus.

ChatGPT explained – everything you need to know about the AI chatbot

By Mark Wilson last updated 1 April 25

What is ChatGPT and how does the viral AI chatbot work? We're crunched down all of the basics in this handy explainer.

I’ve taught jiu-jitsu for over 5 years, and I’ve only just started using AI to come up with lesson plans – I don’t know why I didn’t think of this sooner!

By Graham Barlow published 1 April 25

You can use AI in all sorts of helpful ways. Here’s how I created lesson plans for my jiu-jitsu class and saved myself a lot of time in the process.

‘Our GPUs are melting’ – OpenAI puts limits on image creation and delays rollout to free accounts

By Graham Barlow published 28 March 25

OpenAI delays further rollout of ChatGPT image generation capabilities for free users and limits them to 3 a day.

ChatGPT’s new AI image capabilities are genuinely amazing, but they’re so frustrating to use that it made me want to throw my laptop in the trash

By Graham Barlow published 27 March 25

ChatGPT has some great new image editing and generation abilities, but struggles with text.

Pixel Studio on the Pixel 9 now lets you generate AI images of people, and the results can be terrifying

By Graham Barlow published 26 March 25

Google has rolled out image generation of people to Pixel Studio.

Gemini is pulling ahead of ChatGPT – combining Deep Research with Audio Overviews is one of the best uses of AI I’ve seen so far

By Graham Barlow published 25 March 25

Gemini's Deep Research combines so well with Audio Overview that it's like they were made for each other.

A Lego Pikachu tail next to a Pebble OS watch and a screenshot of Assassin's Creed Shadow

ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from LG's excellent new OLED TV to our Assassin's Creed Shadow review

By Hamish Hector published 22 March 25

The week's 7 biggest tech stories from Lego, Ubisoft, Pebble, Google, LG and more for March 22, 2025.

Google’s NotebookLM adds Mind Maps to its string of research tools to help you learn faster than ever

By Graham Barlow published 21 March 25

Mind Maps are being added to NotebookLM to help you learn even faster.

How to add ChatGPT or Gemini voice mode to your iPhone Action button (while you wait for Siri's big upgrade)

By Graham Barlow published 20 March 25

If you're tired of Siri you can add ChatGPT or Gemini to your iPhone’s Action button with ease.

Google adds in the AI podcast creator from NotebookLM to its free Gemini AI chatbot

By Graham Barlow published 18 March 25

Audio Overview is rolling out to Gemini and Gemini Advanced subscribers.

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