Amanda Caswell is the AI Editor at Tom's Guide and one of today’s leading voices in AI and technology.
A celebrated contributor to various news outlets, her sharp insights and relatable storytelling have earned her a loyal readership. Amanda’s work has been recognized with prestigious honors, including outstanding contribution to media.
Known for her ability to bring clarity to even the most complex topics, Amanda seamlessly blends innovation and creativity, inspiring readers to embrace the power of AI and emerging technologies.
As a certified prompt engineer, she continues to push the boundaries of how humans and AI can work together.
Beyond her journalism career, Amanda is a long-distance runner and mom of three. She lives in New Jersey.
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I emailed myself every day for a month and let Google Gemini write back. Here's what I learned about AI, productivity and organizing my thoughts.

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ChatGPT’s GPT-6 upgrade adds interactive charts, diagrams and tools. Here’s what’s changing and when free users can try it.

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Is it real, or AI? Google's SynthID will be able to tell the difference. Google just opened its SynthID AI detector to everyone. Here's how to check images, video and audio for AI — and the big limitation to know.

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These 7 custom Gemini CLI slash commands turn repetitive prompts into shortcuts for research, rewriting, comparisons and more. Here’s how they work.

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OpenAI and Anthropic want outside experts to help stop AI from going rogue, but the companies still control how much those watchdogs can see.

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I put Meta Muse to work managing my family of five, from schedules to everyday household tasks. Here’s what happened when AI took charge.

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Amazon’s AI glasses may look futuristic, but they’re only one piece of a system already reshaping how warehouse workers and delivery drivers operate.

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A forensic tool reportedly found a way around one of the iPhone's lesser-known protections, just as Siri AI gains access to more of your personal context.

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I use simple slash commands to get better answers from ChatGPT. Here are 10 shortcuts for more human, concise and useful responses.

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A viral AI ‘torture chamber’ sparked fears about chatbot suffering but a developer’s constipation experiment challenges what those claims actually prove.

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AI agents can do more than chat. Here are 7 boring, repetitive jobs you can hand off to AI today — plus the tasks you should always keep control of.

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Meta Muse and ChatGPT Dots both promise always-on AI agents with their own cloud computers, but their prices, features and target users are very different.

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Siri was built for commands, not conversation. A former Siri AI researcher explains why it struggled — and what Apple needs to change now.

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OpenAI just launched Dots, but most ChatGPT users can’t access them yet. Here’s why — and the closest alternatives you can use right now.

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OpenAI's new Dots give ChatGPT its own virtual computer, letting AI agents browse the web, use connected apps and run errands in the background.

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Claude Sonnet 5.5 is faster and nearly matches Opus 5.5 on everyday work. Here’s why it could be the Claude model most people should use.
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