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

AI is helping bring Whitney Houston’s vocals back on stage – this time with a live orchestra

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 21 September 25

AI has brought Whitney Houston’s voice back to the stage in stunning clarity.

5 ways ChatGPT can help you study, without using its Study Mode

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 20 September 25

How to study using ChatGPT AI without cheating, or using its Study Mode.

How to share your Gemini Gems custom AI experts with all your friends

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 20 September 25

4 ways to best use custom Gemini Gems.

Anthropic's CEO gives 'a 25% chance things go really, really badly' with AI

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 20 September 25

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says there’s a 1-in-4 chance AI ends badly for humanity.

Audible’s new AI “Ask a Question” feature lets you interrupt Jane Austen (politely)

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 19 September 25

Audible's new in-app AI feature lets listeners ask questions and get real-time answers.

Gemini is coming to Chrome on desktop starting today for Pro and Ultra users in the U.S.

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 19 September 25

Google Gemini AI adds mobile file uploading and Chrome address bar access.

YouTube Shorts now lets you turn text into 8-second videos using Veo 3’s AI magic

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 18 September 25

YouTube Shorts adds Veo 3 AI video tool for instant 8-second video generation.

Shark Cordless Pro vacuum cleaning edge of TV stand

3 ways ChatGPT can help keep your house clean and organized - but you'll still need to do the dirty work

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 18 September 25

How ChatGPT Projects on the free tier means anyone can now use it to organize personal hobbies.

ChatGPT will guess if you’re a teen and start acting like a chaperone

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 18 September 25

OpenAI is rolling out age prediction and parental controls to give teens a safer version of ChatGPT.

I built the perfect ChatGPT prompt to remove streaming choice paralysis — here’s how to try it

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 16 September 25

I used ChatGPT to build a personalized, ever-evolving spreadsheet that organizes my shows by mood, genre, watch partner, and more

I asked ChatGPT to imagine my life as a 90's kid with access to AI, and the results were eye-opening

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 15 September 25

What it would have been like if ChatGPT existed in past decades, according to AI.

You have to pay Claude to remember you, but the AI will forget your conversations for free

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 13 September 25

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

Oboe just launched – it’s an AI-powered platform that helps you learn anything

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 12 September 25

Oboe is an elegant new AI learning tool that turns your prompts into a personalized education.

I started using NotebookLM’s new quiz tools – and they’re actually great for learning

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 11 September 25

Google’s NotebookLM has new quiz and flashcard features to turn ordinary documents into interactive study sessions.

Claude AI just became the ultimate work companion, and it might tempt me to switch from ChatGPT

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 11 September 25

Claude’s new ability to create and deliver ready-to-use work files from simple prompts could fundamentally change how people handle everyday tasks.

Gemini just got a new highly-requested feature that trumps ChatGPT

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 11 September 25

Google Gemini's new audio upload feature brings transcription and summarization tools to the AI assistant.

I turned myself into a 3D figurine with Google's Nano Banana - here's how you can hop on the latest AI image trend

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 11 September 25

I used Google’s new Nano Banana AI to turn myself into a 3D figurine. Here's how to do it.

Google may soon switch to AI Mode for search – and you’ll just have to deal with it

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 9 September 25

Google appears poised to replace classic search with AI Mode, a move that could transform how users access information.

ChatGPT has added a great new feature, and it’s one I know I’ll be using a lot

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 9 September 25

OpenAI’s new ChatGPT branching feature lets you explore alternate ideas in parallel.

Apple will need to show off truly unique AI features for the iPhone 17 to convince me to upgrade

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 6 September 25

Unless the iPhone 17 introduces a truly unique and hardware-driven AI feature that feels personal, weird, and wildly useful, I'm not upgrading

Snapchat’s new AI Imagine Lens lets you become whoever you can describe

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 5 September 25

Snapchat’s new Imagine Lens makes images based on text prompts.

3 ways ChatGPT’s free Projects feature upgrades your daily routine

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 5 September 25

How ChatGPT Projects on the free tier means anyone can now use it to organize personal hobbies,

Humanoid AI robot working at the radio station studio, using NotebookLM

Google NotebookLM's AI podcast hosts can now get into an argument over your notes

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 4 September 25

Google’s latest update to NotebookLM transforms its AI audio summaries into customizable, conversational formats.

ChatGPT has hijacked our real world conversations

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 4 September 25

Researchers have discovered that ChatGPT’s distinctive vocabulary is seeping into spontaneous human speech.

Calling AI chatbots 'Clankers' is clunky and clueless

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 4 September 25

The term “clanker” has gone viral as an insult for AI, but it’s a dumb, unserious word that distracts from the real issues.

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