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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For National Book Lovers Day, I chose ChatGPT as my book curator by asking it to recommend the best books I should read next—these picks are right up my alley.

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For International Cat Day, these are the seven best prompts you should experiment with to properly celebrate your feline bestie.

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After feeling a bit off for the past few days, I went to ChatGPT to ask for the best stress-reducing methods — and these tips worked like a charm.

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With Ask Maps' latest updates that allow you to perform several complex, multi-step tasks, it’s best to take advantage of them with these useful prompts.

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Mike Chambers, the CEO behind an AI home selling platform called Ridley, spoke to Tom’s Guide to provide some commentary on AI’s impact on the real estate industry and more.

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With the recent news that Texas announced a moratorium on all data center approvals, there are plenty of other states also considering banning them.

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We spoke to Ashish Bansal, Founder & CEO of StarSpark AI, about his AI educational tool and how it's impacting the way kids learn math and science via K-12 and AP coursework.

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AI models are being trained on data obtained from classic literature—Anthropic’s reported destruction of books and their subsequent discarding lie at the heart of that trend.

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After testing ChatGPT Health for a week, I used these 7 generated prompts to assess its medical expertise—and it supplemented my in-person care from doctors.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Without you even realizing it, you're using AI in your everyday life — these 7 features will provide all the proof you need.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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During this year’s Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event, the tech giant announced its plans to add two AI features to its latest smartphone lineup.

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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.

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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.
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