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 just tested ChatGPT deep research vs Grok-3 with 5 prompts — here's the winner
By Amanda Caswell published
With five prompts that focused on reasoning and data analysis, I put the deep research capabilities of ChatGPT and Grok-3 to the test to determine a winner.

ChatGPT Plus just got a huge deep research upgrade — here's how to try it now
By Amanda Caswell published
Researching just got easier

New survey reveals how polite we are to AI assistants ahead of new Alexa launch
By Amanda Caswell published
A new survey suggests that a significant number of people still treat AI interactions with human-like politeness, here's why.

Google launches AI-powered coding for free – here’s how to try it
By Amanda Caswell published
Google has launched Gemini Code Assist, an AI-powered coding tool designed to support all developers regardless of their level of experience or budget.

I just tested Grok-3 vs DeepSeek with 7 prompts — here’s the winner
By Amanda Caswell published
DeepSeek and Grok-3 have emerged as two of the most talked-about AI models and I used 7 prompts to compare them based on logic, creativity, tasks and more.

What is Grok? — everything you need to know about xAI's chatbot
By Amanda Caswell published
All there is to know about Grok, the AI model that provides informative and engaging responses while integrating real-time data from X (formerly Twitter).

I just created a video game using Grok — here's how
By Amanda Caswell last updated
Using Grok to make my ideas for a video game come to life was surprisingly easy. Here's how to try it.

New study reveals people are ditching Google for AI tools like ChatGPT search — here's why
By Amanda Caswell last updated
A new study reveals that 27% of people now use AI chatbots instead of traditional search engines and we dive into the reasons behind the shift.

7 ways to get the most out of Google's AI suite — and boost your productivity
By Amanda Caswell published
Google's AI solutions can help streamline workflows and boost efficiency.

iPhone 16e Apple Intelligence features — here's everything that's included
By Amanda Caswell published
The iPhone 16e includes the entire suite of Apple Intelligence, including Writing Tools, Image Playground, Visual Intelligence and more

I've spent 200 hours testing the best AI video generators — here's my top picks
By Ryan Morrison, Amanda Caswell last updated
I have created hundreds of hours of AI video content over the past couple of years including anime, short films and music videos. These are the best models I’ve tried.

I've created thousands of AI images and these are the best AI image generators of 2025
By Ryan Morrison, Amanda Caswell last updated
AI image generators are among the most high profile use cases for the technology but with so many to play with its hard to know where to start. So I've pulled together my favorites.

Google Lens just got smarter — new iPhone feature lets you search instantly
By Amanda Caswell published
Google Lens now allows iPhone users to search their screens instantly by drawing over, tapping or highlighting any part of the screen.

I just tested AI deep research on Grok-3 vs Perplexity vs Gemini — here's the winner
By Amanda Caswell published
I put three chatbots to the test with a series of 5 prompts curated by Claude 3.5 Sonnet to determine which chatbot is the best at deep search overall.

Damning new AI study shows that chatbots make errors summarizing the news over 50% of the time — and this is the worst offender
By Amanda Caswell published
A recent BBC investigation has revealed that leading AI chatbots frequently produce significant inaccuracies and distortions when summarizing news stories.

I just tested the new Grok-3 with 5 prompts — here’s what I like and don’t like about this chatbot
By Amanda Caswell published
Grok-3 is the latest chatbot developed by xAI, boasting over ten times the computational power of its predecessor, here's what happened when I tested it with 5 prompts.

I asked ChatGPT, DeepSeek and other AI chatbots for 25 unusual facts about U.S. presidents for Presidents' Day
By Amanda Caswell published
I asked 6 chatbots for 5 unusual facts about the history of the presidents in the United States and they came up with 25 unique facts.

Perplexity AI's Deep Research feature is available now — here's how to try it for free
By Amanda Caswell published
Perplexity AI has unveiled its latest feature, "Deep Research," designed to give users the tools they need to do extensive research in just minutes.

'Next Stop Paris' is a new romantic AI film from TCL Studios — and it's so cute you almost forget AI is coming for your job
By Amanda Caswell published
TCL Studios has unveiled "Next Stop Paris," a romantic AI short film that I watched and thought was surprisingly cute and even funny.

7 reasons why Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are now my go-to wearable for running
By Amanda Caswell last updated
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have seamlessly integrated into my workouts, offering a range of features that enhance safety, convenience, and motivation.

I asked ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and DeepSeek to predict what Apple is announcing Feb. 19 — here's what to expect
By Amanda Caswell published
Tim Cook posted a mysterious tweet indicating that something is being launched next week. I turned to the chatbots to guess what it could be.

The 'Netflix of AI' has a waitlist of 50K people — I got in and here's the good and the bad
By Amanda Caswell published
I got off the Showrunner waitlist and have palyed around with what seems like the intersection of creativity and technology but the site still needs work.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman just shared a massive update on what's next for ChatGPT
By Amanda Caswell published
Sam Altman unveiled OpenAI's roadmap for its upcoming AI models, GPT-4.5 and GPT-5.
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