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

I finally tried Kimi AI — and these 7 beginner prompts helped me unlock its useful features
By Elton Jones Published
Once I asked Kimi to generate seven prompts a beginner user should try out first, I got to see the latest trending AI model show off its best features.

I asked ChatGPT how to improve my luck — here are the 7 winning habits it told me to build
By Elton Jones Published
After asking ChatGPT about the best ways to improve my luck, it shot back with a list of positive habits I should build that will produce the best payoffs.

I asked ChatGPT to find the web’s most useful free sites on World Wide Web Day — these 7 picks changed how I use the internet
By Elton Jones Published
In celebration of World Wide Web Day, I asked ChatGPT to list the most useful free sites I should add to my bookmarks list—its suggestions were all top-notch.

I use these 7 ChatGPT prompts to turn the AI into my personal strategist — now it finally feels like a reliable advisor
By Elton Jones Published
Whenever I need ChatGPT to assist me with offering solutions to my problems, analyzing my ideas and finding blind spots in my planning, I use these seven prompts.

I asked ChatGPT how to make new friends as an adult — these tips were surprisingly practical
By Elton Jones Published
For International Day of Friendship, I asked ChatGPT for advice on how to make new friends as an adult—and these tips proved more useful than I anticipated.

I finally let ChatGPT roast me — and it absolutely destroyed my personality, dating life and nerdy hobbies
By Elton Jones Published
I input a ton of information about my personality, (lack of a) dating life and the geeky hobbies I love the most—and told ChatGPT to brutally roast me.

I used the reverse psychology prompt with ChatGPT to break my bad habits — and it showed me how to stop sabotaging my own goals
By Elton Jones Published
Instead of asking ChatGPT how I should accomplish my goals, I told it to highlight all the ways I could fail at meeting them—and it showed me what not to do.

I asked ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity what they really think of each other — and their responses revealed their biggest strengths (and weaknesses)
By Elton Jones Published
After asking four chatbots what they honestly think of their AI rivals, they all did a great job of breaking down their biggest strengths and weaknesses.

These 7 Gemini prompts made me much more productive in Google Workspace — and they'll do the same for you
By Elton Jones Published
Thanks to Gemini’s sidebar integration into Google Workspace and direct access to my files through the Gemini app, I’ve used these seven prompts to work smarter.

You’re using AI every single day without even realizing it — 7 hidden features working behind the scenes to save you time
By Elton Jones Published
Without you even realizing it, you're using AI in your everyday life — these 7 features will provide all the proof you need.

For Amelia Earhart Day, I asked ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity what led to her disappearance — one theory stood above the rest
By Elton Jones Published
In honor of Amelia Earhart Day, I asked four chatbots to explain what really led to her mysterious disappearance—one answer stood out as the one frequently mentioned.

Microsoft Copilot’s free Deep Research AI tool is going away — these are the 7 best free alternatives
By Elton Jones Published
Now that the Deep Research AI tool is being retired from Microsoft Copilot, check out these 7 free alternatives to fulfill your AI research needs.

ChatGPT just gave me the ultimate 'Avengers: Doomsday' cheat sheet — how to watch Marvel films and shows in the right order
By Elton Jones Published
To prepare myself for Avengers: Doomsday, I asked ChatGPT to build me the ultimate MCU movies and shows playlist—here’s what it told me to watch in order.

Samsung just added Automated Tasks and Gemini Notebook to Galaxy Z Fold 8 — here's what these AI features let you do
By Elton Jones Published
During this year’s Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event, the tech giant announced its plans to add two AI features to its latest smartphone lineup.

I used ChatGPT to learn about World Brain Day — these 7 prompts taught me how to improve my brain health
By Elton Jones Published
For World Brain Day, I used the following 7 prompts with ChatGPT to learn everything I need to know about what it takes to protect and improve my brain health.

I used this AI note taker to record my meetings for a week — and it made my workdays more focused and productive
By Elton Jones Published
With Genspark’s SecondBrain Note stuck to the back of my phone for an entire week, I got all the structured to-do notes I needed to tackle my tasks and stay productive.

ChatGPT Skills have arrived - here's how to enable them and 7 prompts everyone should try first
By Elton Jones Published
Now that ChatGPT Skills has been implemented into OpenAI’s chatbot as its latest feature, we have all the info you need to enable it and test it with these prompts.

I used Google AI Mode to create new YouTube Music playlists instantly — and these 7 prompts helped me find new music faster than ever
By Elton Jones Published
With YouTube Music becoming one of Google AI Mode’s new Connected Apps, I used these 7 prompts to create new playlists and discover a wealth of new artists & music.

I gave ChatGPT my recent streaming history — it recommended shows, movies, and anime that perfectly matched my taste
By Elton Jones Published
After detailing my recent viewing history across Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Crunchyroll, ChatGPT gave me a quality list of recommendations to watch next.

I asked ChatGPT for the best iPhone productivity apps — these 3 picks earned a permanent spot on my home screen
By Elton Jones Published
After asking ChatGPT for the best iPhone productivity apps, I discovered a bunch I never knew existed — I added 3 of them to my permanent app rotation.

I used Perplexity as my new productivity assistant — these 7 tips save me an hour each morning
By Elton Jones Published
After testing Perplexity’s best uses for productivity, I came away with 7 of the best features that save me the most time and assist me during my workdays.

1Password now lets Claude log in to sites without seeing your passwords — use these 7 prompts to test this new feature
By Elton Jones Published
1Password now gives Claude the authority to log in to your sites on your behalf without exposing your passwords—here are 7 prompts you can try to test it out.

I tried the best ChatGPT productivity apps — these 5 are actually worth your time
By Elton Jones Published
There’s an abundance of apps available directly through ChatGPT—these are 5 of the best ones I’ve personally tried and highly recommend for your productivity uses.
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