Alex is the AI editor at TomsGuide. Dialed into all things artificial intelligence in the world right now, he knows the best chatbots, the weirdest AI image generators, and the ins and outs of one of tech’s biggest topics.
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.
When he’s not trying to wrap his head around the latest AI whitepaper, Alex pretends to be a capable runner, cook, and climber.
Latest articles by Alex Hughes

GPT-5 lets you customize ChatGPT like never before — 4 changes to make right now
By Alex Hughes published
Customize your ChatGPT experience with these settings from memories to personality

GPT-5 users aren't happy with the update — try these alternative chatbots instead
By Alex Hughes published
GPT-5 hasn't impressed everyone, but luckily there are plenty of other options out there right now

AI voice cloning is exploding — Hume’s CEO warns about celebrity impersonations and the urgent need for safeguards
By Alex Hughes published
The leaders in voice cloning technology, Hume, sat down to discuss their new tool and the risks that come with it

OpenAI ChatGPT-5 launch live updates — all the latest news and biggest upgrades
By Alex Hughes, Amanda Caswell last updated
OpenAI has been hinting at the release of GPT-5 for months now, and today could finally be the day we see it arrive

Perplexity quietly rolls out AI video generation — here's everything you need to know
By Alex Hughes published
Video generation comes to Perplexity — here's how you can use it yourself

GPT-5 vs GPT-4: Here's what's different (and what's not) in ChatGPT's latest upgrade
By Alex Hughes published
Put the two models up against each other and how do they compare?

ElevenLabs reveals AI music generator — and it has full commercial rights
By Alex Hughes published
A new player in the AI music world, ElevenLabs, is coming with a big benefit on its side

OpenAI launches two new AI models ahead of GPT-5 - here's everything you need to know
By Alex Hughes published
The first openweight model in years from OpenA,I and there are two options to choose from

Perplexity accused of scraping websites even when told not to — here's their response
By Alex Hughes published
Perplexity could be in a tricky situation after being called out for accessing websites that don't want to be accessed by AI tools

ChatGPT-5 is delayed — but these 5 features could make the wait worth it
By Alex Hughes published
Yes, it's August and there are still no signs of GPT-5... but it will be here soon with some major features.

Anthropic pulls OpenAI’s access to Claude — here's why
By Alex Hughes published
Anthropic and OpenAI are clashing over a terms of service disagreement.

Apple is working on a ChatGPT alternative — what we know about the 'Answers Engine'
By Alex Hughes last updated
Apple is looking to compete in the world of AI with a new team working on a ChatGPT alternative.

I use ChatGPT every day — and these 8 unusual prompts trick it into some great responses
By Alex Hughes published
ChatGPT has plenty of tricks up its sleeve. Some of the best come when you take an unconventional approach.

The smarter AI gets, the more human it becomes — here’s why that’s a bad thing
By Alex Hughes published
AI is getting a bit emotional — but is that a good or bad thing?

I just tried Perplexity's new Comet AI browser — and now I don't think I can go back to Chrome
By Alex Hughes published
Perplexity Comet is here to take on Google Chrome, offering a more intuitive search function. And I've been testing it out.

I use Claude every day — this single prompt makes a huge difference
By Alex Hughes last updated
Claude AI is a fantastic chatbot, and this is the method I use to prompt for it

ChatGPT's massive GPT-5 upgrade could be a lock for August — here's everything we know
By Alex Hughes published
OpenAI's GPT-5 is almost here, and the hints are coming out thick and fast in terms of a release date.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns AI will wipe entire job categories off the map
By Alex Hughes last updated
The AI job war is quickly approaching

ChatGPT with GPT 5 tipped for Sora 2 upgrade — here's everything we know
By Alex Hughes published
Sora 2 could be here soon — so what features should you expect from it?

Sam Altman gives stern warning on AI, fraud and passwords — 'That is a crazy thing to still be doing'
By Alex Hughes published
A firm warning from OpenAI as the AI space gets smarter and more complicated

DuckDuckGo becomes first browser to add AI image filter — here's what you need to know
By Alex Hughes published
The privacy-focused rival to Google Chrome has dropped a new feature that lets users filter out AI images.

Netflix just gave its reasons for using generative AI in a TV show — and it could be a watershed moment
By Alex Hughes published
AI video has improved drastically in recent years, and Netflix is looking to capitalize

GPT-5 will be here soon — here's why I'll be using it over Claude, Gemini and Grok
By Alex Hughes published
GPT-5 is likely going to be more powerful than its competitors, and that's why it'll become my top choice of chatbot.
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