Elton Jones
Elton Jones covers AI for Tom’s Guide, and tests all the latest models, from ChatGPT to Gemini to Claude to see which tools perform best — and how they can improve everyday productivity.
He is also an experienced tech writer who has covered video games, mobile devices, headsets, and now artificial intelligence for over a decade. Since 2011, his work has appeared in publications including The Christian Post, Complex, TechRadar, Heavy, and ONE37pm, with a focus on clear, practical analysis.
Today, Elton focuses on making AI more accessible by breaking down complex topics into useful, easy-to-understand insights for a wide range of readers.
Latest articles by Elton Jones

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In an effort to address labor and efficiency needs, Japan has entrusted the Noetra company with deploying 10 million robots by 2040 across 18 job fields.

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I used ChatGPT to map out the perfect staycation in New York — it highlighted a nice variety of hidden gems that I never knew existed.

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As someone who constantly uses AI tools, I adopted this single habit to improve my productivity across them all — and it can help you as well.

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With the assistance of ChatGPT, I planned the perfect 4th of July weekend that treated me to something fun besides your usual holiday BBQ.

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I used these prompts to get rid of my gaming backlog problems and now I have no problem playing the games that matter as the summer months roll on.

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Microsoft exposed a Google Chrome extension that looks like a legit version of Perplexity AI—turns out, it’s just malicious software that tracks users’ web searches.

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In celebration of World UFO Day, I asked ChatGPT to give me a scenario where aliens finally make contact with us — and its prediction was surprisingly plausible.
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The latest ChatGPT app/Claude “Connector” welcomes Norton’s scam detector to both AI tools—here’s a list of prompts you can use to scan emails, texts and more.

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I figured the best way to celebrate International Joke Day is by prompting ChatGPT to show off its funnier side—this experiment ended up being a total riot.

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Google just added personalized image creation to the Gemini app, which connects with Nano Banana and Google Photos to generate images based on your prompts.

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After playing the Switch 2 exclusive Splatoon Raiders, I came away impressed by the game’s familiar ink-splatting and newly introduced treasure hunting.

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Ford’s push to implement more AI into its infrastructure has seemingly fallen short, as the company has now rehired its veteran staff to improve its products.

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I experimented with the Gemini Study Notebooks feature to see how it could help me in my bid to organize my recipes — it ended up working better than I thought.

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With these five prompts, I can easily build a productivity routine that caters to my personal and professional needs—hopefully, they can do the same for you.

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Before splurging on something expensive, I mention what item it is to ChatGPT along with one of my five go-to prompts—they save me time and money every time.

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DuckDuckGo’s AI-powered search feature mistakenly claimed that Donald Trump died of rabies, which points to a much larger problem amongst AI tools in general.

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Here are the seven patterns that point to you still using ChatGPT as another search engine instead of an assistant and collaborator—these methods will help you remedy those routines.

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The rumors circulating about GTA 6 being $100 ended up being right after all, as the game’s full content slate is locked behind the Ultimate Edition.

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I used ChatGPT to find the best methods and deals for online retailers participating in Anti-Prime Day — these are the best discounts I found.

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shift is cleaning up New Yorkers’ homes for free if users let its cleaners record the cleaning process and use that footage as training data for AI labs and robotics companies.

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With these three prompts, I turn ChatGPT into my personal tutor and make the simple activity of learning and acquiring new skills that much more engaging.

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Oracle, a multinational technology company, is the latest company to offload a large number of its workers as it sets its sights on using AI more in its operations.

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I asked ChatGPT to help me discover the best ways to find the best Prime Day deals — and it gave me a bunch of useful money-saving tips.
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