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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ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode can narrate true crime cases, answer questions mid-story and even create original mysteries. I used it instead of podcasts for a week.

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For thousands of years, conversation meant another human was listening. AI changed that — and we're still figuring out what it means.

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Think ChatGPT is only good for writing? These 13 everyday uses show how it can help you plan, learn, organize and solve problems.

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Anthropic’s powerful Claude Fable 5 is back. Skip the complex coding tests—try these 5 everyday prompts to see what the new AI model can really do.

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Bill Gates says only four jobs are safe from AI, but his prediction record isn't perfect. Here are seven times his tech forecasts missed the mark.

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Stop starting new ChatGPT chats for every task. Here's why continuing the same conversation often produces better answers with less prompting.

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Netflix's Wonka reality show will feature an AI recreation of Gene Wilder's voice, built by ElevenLabs with estate approval. Not everyone is on board.

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A new survey found that 40% of VPN users are trying to stop AI companies from collecting their data. Here's what a VPN can and can't actually protect.

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ChatGPT has evolved far beyond a simple chatbot. Here are 11 powerful features in 2026 that can help you research, organize, generate images and save time.

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OpenAI's new voice model isn't just a tech upgrade. It signals a shift toward spoken AI interfaces — and raises urgent questions about what happens to reading.

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I tested a ChatGPT prompt designed to slow down emotional reactions before responding during an argument and it's become one of the most useful prompts I use.

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Readers constantly ask me where AI is headed. Here's my honest take on the future of local AI — private assistants, AI tutors, and laptops smart enough to ask before they search the web.

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Google reportedly couldn't meet Meta's demand for Gemini AI compute. It's another reminder that local AI may become one of the biggest trends in personal computing.

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I use AI every day, but it made me wonder if instant answers are changing the way I focus. Here's what experts say about AI and "popcorn brain."

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I used Google's free NotebookLM to transform my YouTube watchlist into a personalized AI bootcamp. Here's the workflow that's helping me learn faster.

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I built five ChatGPT agents, then replaced them with one routing AI that chooses the right assistant for every task. Here's how to set it up.

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The Trump administration reportedly asked OpenAI to limit GPT-5.6's launch to government-approved partners. It could mark the beginning of a new era for frontier AI.

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The tech giants are moving past chatbots. Here's how Apple, Meta, OpenAI — and a crowd of others — are racing to dominate spatial AI, and how it'll change your next phone and smart glasses.

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I built custom Claude Skills to automate the AI tasks I repeat most often. These five workflows now save me time every single day — and you can make your own in minutes.

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A Reddit user is using Anthropic’s experimental Claude AI to help him find a wife in six months. It sounds like a comedy routine, but it reveals where AI assistants are really headed.

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OpenAI has unveiled its first custom AI chip, designed to make ChatGPT faster, more efficient and less dependent on Nvidia hardware.

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I used ChatGPT to audit my subscriptions and discovered nearly $2,000 a year in recurring charges. Here's the prompt that helped me save money.

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I connected NotebookLM and Claude to create an AI-powered research workflow — and it felt less like using a chatbot and more like having a personal research assistant.

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NVIDIA says its new AI data centers can use almost no water thanks to advanced liquid cooling. Here's how the technology works and whether it really solves AI's growing environmental problem.

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ChatGPT Tasks can now monitor the web, track changes and send useful alerts. Here are 7 practical ways I'm using the upgraded feature to save time every week.
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