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

Meta is launching Vibes — a TikTok clone made only of AI video generations
By Alex Hughes last updated
Watch out TikTok, Meta AI has a new social video sharing platform, and it's fully loaded with AI slop.

The new battle against 'AI Slop' — Spotify will now label synthetic music and punish abusers
By Alex Hughes published
Spotify takes aim at AI-generated music slop with an array of new rulings in place.

I tried this Google Gemini feature — it's a cheat code for learning any topic quickly
By Alex Hughes published
Gemini's guided learning tool is a great way to learn new skills or topics, here's why.

Google's new AI Plus subscription is now available in over 40 countries — and it only costs $5
By Alex Hughes published
Google's AI chatbot Gemini is getting cheaper but only in select countries (for now).

Google is redesigning the Play Store around AI — here's what's changing
By Alex Hughes last updated
The Google Play Store is getting an overhaul; here's everything new coming to the service.

ChatGPT is getting some exciting new features — but only if you pay $200 a month
By Alex Hughes published
ChatGPT Pro is getting some new features soon, here's what we think it will be.

I just tried the chatbots you've never heard of — here's how they stack up against ChatGPT
By Alex Hughes published
It doesn't always have to be ChatGPT, this is what some of the smaller competitors have to offer

I've been using ChatGPT-5's new memory feature and it's a game changer — here's how to try it now
By Alex Hughes last updated
I used to avoid ChatGPT's memory feature at all costs, but I've realised how useful it can be.

I’m planning on switching to Gemini after using ChatGPT as my daily chatbot for years — here’s why
By Alex Hughes last updated
The two giants of AI are battling it out, and while I'm an avid ChatGPT user, my opinion is changing.

27 AI models were ranked by the public and ChatGPT came 8th — these are the models that beat it
By Alex Hughes published
When it comes to public opinion, AI rankings look very different - especially for ChatGPT.

I tried 14 ChatGPT 'cheat codes' to unlock its full potential — here's the 5 best ones to use
By Alex Hughes published
Force ChatGPT to give you an expert-level response with one of these cheat code prompts.

I spent a week testing this new AI learning tool — and now it's replacing ChatGPT
By Alex Hughes published
Oboe is a new name in the world of AI, but it could soon be one of the best AI learning tools out there.

What makes a good VPN?
By Alex Hughes last updated
From security to speed to servers to streaming, we explore all the factors that take a VPN from decent to great

Comet browser, Truth Social concerns and how to battle hallucinations: Perplexity's head of communications reflects
By Alex Hughes published
Perplexity is on a mission to become the next big name in AI, but it hasn't been without its controversies

I put ChatGPT-5's creative writing features to the test with 5 challenging prompts — here's the results
By Alex Hughes published
GPT-5 saw a major boost in creative writing skills, so I put it to test across a range of genres

Google's New AI-Powered Flight Tool Could Make Your Next Trip Way Cheaper — Here's How
By Alex Hughes last updated
A major change is coming to the way we book flights via Google

Claude AI can now terminate a conversation — but only in extreme situations
By Alex Hughes published
Conversations that are deemed too malicious in nature can be shut down by Claude

OpenAI just made GPT-5 'warmer and friendlier' with a big personality update — and there's already a backlash
By Alex Hughes last updated
GPT-5 has had a mixed reaction since its release. OpenAI hopes that improving its emotional response will help with that

Anthropic discovers why AI can randomly switch personalities while hallucinating - and there could be a fix for it
By Alex Hughes published
Anthropic is doing research into why AI hallucinates and the company thinks it has found the answer

I was struggling with GPT-5's new Thinking mode — these 6 tweaks boosted my results
By Alex Hughes published
Get the best results from GPT-5's thinking mode with these simple tips

Google’s new Genie 3 could be a watershed moment for AI and gaming — here’s why
By Alex Hughes published
Genie 3 feels like a major move forward for AI in gaming and simulations and another win for DeepMind

Anthropic looks to beat GPT-5 and Grok 4 with this one major upgrade
By Alex Hughes published
Anthropic makes major changes to its context windows to allow for even longer prompts

ChatGPT-5 remembers everything you've ever said — here's how to toggle what it knows about you
By Alex Hughes published
A feature you'll either love or hate and an easy way to turn it off
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