Amanda Caswell
Amanda is a seasoned writer with a passion for blending creativity and technology. As a tech enthusiast, she has a deep love for innovation and a flair for encouraging others to embrace the power of AI. When she’s not exploring new ways to push the boundaries of the digital world, she enjoys long-distance running, spending time with family, and writing science fiction books for young readers.
Latest articles by Amanda Caswell
I asked Meta AI for clever costume ideas— now I'm wondering why didn't I think of that?
By Amanda Caswell published
Meta AI helped me brainstorm Halloween costume ideas and the results were surprisingly different.
I let ChatGPT profile me – here’s what it got right (and wrong)
By Amanda Caswell published
I asked ChatGPT to profile me and it did based on nearly two years of conversations.
Google expands Gemini Live to 40+ languages— here’s what you need to know
By Amanda Caswell published
Google just announced the latest update for Gemini Live including it will now support 40 languages
Meta AI planned my Halloween party – here’s what happened
By Amanda Caswell published
Meta AI helped me plan a Halloween party for all ages complete with party theme, invitations, and entertainment.
Pika 1.5 is now live — if you can think it, this AI video generator can make it
By Amanda Caswell published
The leading AI video platform just launched Pika 1.5 with new upgrades for users to explore new creative possibilities in video production.
Apple reportedly exits OpenAI investment talks amid $6.5 billion funding round — what you need to know
By Amanda Caswell published
At the 11th hour, Apple pulled out of a rare investment to support funding of OpenAI, ChatGPT's parent company.
Meta’s AI chatbot just got a huge free upgrade — 5 prompts to try now
By Amanda Caswell published
The latest Meta AI updates feature celebrity voices and lip-synched translations.
I turned my book into a podcast using Google NotebookLM’s updated feature — here's how
By Amanda Caswell published
Google’s Notebook LM powered by Gemini 1.5 Pro, gets new updates including YouTube video summarizations and shareable AI-generated audio content.
Meta AI Voice takes on ChatGPT Voice with new assistant — featuring voices like Judi Dench
By Amanda Caswell published
Meta AI announced new voice-enabled AI assistance using high-profile actors
Warner Bros. Discovery and Google bring AI-generated captions to Max streaming
By Amanda Caswell published
Warner Bros. Discovery has partnered with Google to enhance the viewing
Google just dropped new versions of Gemini — here's why its a big deal
By Amanda Caswell published
Announced today, Google released two new AI models: Gemini-1.5-Pro-002 and Gemini-1.5-Flash-002.
ChatGPT is rolling out Advanced Voice Mode— here’s what you need to know
By Amanda Caswell last updated
The much anticipated update for ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode is rolling out with new features for smooth and humanlike conversations.
ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode is set to roll out tomorrow— here's what we know
By Amanda Caswell published
An exciting news leak from OpenAI suggests a major new ChatGPT feature for Plus users is coming as early as Tuesday, September 24th.
Amazon just released new AI tools for sellers — but here's what it means for shoppers
By Amanda Caswell published
Amazon's AI, Amelia is streamlining the selling process for sellers to give shoppers a better user experience.
LinkedIn is scraping your data to train AI — here’s how to opt-out
By Amanda Caswell published
LinkedIn left users blindsided by not disclosing user information was being used to train AI.
I asked ChatGPT Voice to tell me a true crime story and the results were scary good
By Amanda Caswell published
AI gets eerie when ChatGPT Voice offers its take on real-life crime mysteries.
YouTube reveals new AI capabilities — here's how they work
By Amanda Caswell published
YouTube introduced new AI tools at Made on YouTube 2024 that can boost content and viewer engagement.
Hollywood studio strikes a landmark deal to start using Runway AI — this is big
By Amanda Caswell published
The Lionsgate deal establishes how AI is rapidly becoming an important tool throughout the filmmaking process, from initial conceptualization to final post-production.
I test AI for a living — here’s my 5 favorite AI writing tools
By Amanda Caswell last updated
Boost your writing skills with an AI writing companion
Gemini Live Voice mode is free for Android users — and you can try it right now
By Amanda Caswell last updated
Android users can download the app and engage in real-time conversations with AI
Forget iPhone 16 — these 9 apps can make your old iPhone rival Apple Intelligence
By Amanda Caswell published
I'm skipping the upgrade for now because my old iPhone has AI apps that already do everything I need.
OpenAI just dropped o1 Model that can 'reason' through complex tasks and solve harder problems in math, coding and science
By Amanda Caswell published
Available now, OpenAI's o1 Model, previously code-named 'Strawberry' is a sweet leap in AI reasoning.
I read 100 books a year —and Meta AI struggles to come up with new recommendations
By Amanda Caswell published
As an avid reader, I turned to Meta AI for book suggestions but it had a tough time coming up with books that I hadn't already read.
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