Alex was an AI editor at Toms Guide. Before joining the Tom’s Guide team, Alex worked for the brands TechRadar and BBC Science Focus.
He was highly commended in the Specialist Writer category at the BSME's 2023 and was part of a team to win best podcast at the BSME's 2025.
In his time as a journalist, he has covered the latest in AI and robotics, broadband deals, the potential for alien life, the science of being slapped, and just about everything in between.
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I used to avoid ChatGPT's memory feature at all costs, but I've realised how useful it can be.

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The two giants of AI are battling it out, and while I'm an avid ChatGPT user, my opinion is changing.

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When it comes to public opinion, AI rankings look very different - especially for ChatGPT.

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Force ChatGPT to give you an expert-level response with one of these cheat code prompts.

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Oboe is a new name in the world of AI, but it could soon be one of the best AI learning tools out there.

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From security to speed to servers to streaming, we explore all the factors that take a VPN from decent to great

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Perplexity is on a mission to become the next big name in AI, but it hasn't been without its controversies

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GPT-5 saw a major boost in creative writing skills, so I put it to test across a range of genres

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A major change is coming to the way we book flights via Google

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Conversations that are deemed too malicious in nature can be shut down by Claude

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GPT-5 has had a mixed reaction since its release. OpenAI hopes that improving its emotional response will help with that

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Anthropic is doing research into why AI hallucinates and the company thinks it has found the answer

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Get the best results from GPT-5's thinking mode with these simple tips

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Genie 3 feels like a major move forward for AI in gaming and simulations and another win for DeepMind

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Anthropic makes major changes to its context windows to allow for even longer prompts

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A feature you'll either love or hate and an easy way to turn it off

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Improvements in writing, coding, and high scores on benchmarking make GPT-5 a worthy change

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GPT-5 is here — use these prompts to get the best out of its new writing, coding, and health skills

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GPT-5 is put to the test on a variety of key benchmarking examinations. So, how did it do?

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Customize your ChatGPT experience with these settings from memories to personality

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GPT-5 hasn't impressed everyone, but luckily there are plenty of other options out there right now

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The leaders in voice cloning technology, Hume, sat down to discuss their new tool and the risks that come with it

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OpenAI has been hinting at the release of GPT-5 for months now, and today could finally be the day we see it arrive
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