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 write about AI for a living — here's my 7 favorite free AI tools to try now
By Amanda Caswell last updated
AI tools go beyond chatting and reasoning to help with a variety of tasks from headshots to animation, transcription, to voiceovers and more. Plus, they are free.

Synthesia just launched the most realistic Selfie Avatars I’ve ever seen — here’s how to try it
By Amanda Caswell published
Selfie Avatars, the latest experimental feature from Synthesia, allows users to generate personalized avatars from just a few images of themselves.

NotebookLM Plus now available with the Google One AI Premium subscription plan
By Amanda Caswell published
Starting today, NotebookLM Plus will be integrated into the Google One AI Premium subscription plan.

Looking for a job? — 7 prompts to use ChatGPT o3-mini as a job search assistant
By Amanda Caswell published
ChatGPT’s o3-mini can assist your job search with cover letter writing, resume building, personalized job recommendations, career pivots, and much more.

I tested ChatGPT o3-mini vs Gemini 2.0 Flash with 7 prompts — here’s the winner
By Amanda Caswell published
ChatGPT o3-mini and Gemini 2.0 Flash are both free, fast, and excel at reasoning, so I put them to the test with 7 prompts and a bonus to find the clear winner.

Pika launches 'Pikadditions' to add anything and anyone to any video — here's how
By Amanda Caswell published
Pika launches Pikadditions letting any user at any subscription tier add anyone and anything to any video.

Google Gemini 2.0 is now free for users — here’s how to access it now
By Amanda Caswell published
Google DeepMind announced today updates to its Gemini 2.0 models, including dropping Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite, which is faster than its predecessor — and free.

I tested ChatGPT o3-mini vs DeepSeek R1 vs Qwen 2.5 with 9 prompts — here’s the winner
By Amanda Caswell published
Free tier chatbots face off with seven prompts that test their reasoning and problem-solving capabilities with a clear winner.

Verizon offering epic deal on Google One AI Premium for 50% off
By Amanda Caswell published
Verizon subscribers can now add Google One AI Premium for just $10 a month.

I just tested ChatGPT's new o3-mini model with 7 prompts to rate its problem-solving and reasoning capabilities — and it blew me away
By Amanda Caswell last updated
I went hands-on with 7 prompts to test the reasoning capabilities of the o3-mini, the newest ChatGPT model available in the free tier.

OpenAI introduces new features for WhatsApp users — here’s what’s new
By Amanda Caswell published
ChatGPT has enhanced its features within WhatsApp and added a few features to help users easily connect with AI.

Cisco study shows DeepSeek is very susceptible to attacks — here's why
By Amanda Caswell published
A recent Cisco study shows that DeepSeek is 100% susceptible to attacks. The open-source technology's cost-effectiveness limits important security guardrails.

I tested DeepSeek vs Qwen 2.5 with 7 prompts — here’s the winner
By Amanda Caswell published
The latest Chinese chatbots go head-to-head with various prompts to determine the ultimate winner.

I had 7 AI chatbots predict the Super Bowl — here’s the overall winner
By Amanda Caswell published
I took the predictions from 7 chatbots and analyzed each of the answers to see who is favored to win the Super Bowl.

I just chatted with DeepSeek — here’s how to try it yourself with ElevenLabs’ new voice integration
By Amanda Caswell published
ElevenLabs, the AI voice platform, gave popular Chinese chatbot, DeepSeek a voice for natural, human-like conversations.

OpenAI just released 03-mini to fight DeepSeek — the first 'reasoning model' that's free in ChatGPT
By Amanda Caswell published
Days after DeepSeek releases their R1 model, OpenAI releases their newest and free model o3-mini

I tested DeepSeek vs Gemini AI with 7 prompts — here's the winner
By Amanda Caswell published
Gemini AI and DeepSeek faceoff with 7 prompts to determine the winning chatbot.

I tested ChatGPT vs DeepSeek with 10 prompts — here’s the surprising winner
By Amanda Caswell last updated
Eager to understand how DeepSeek RI measures up against ChatGPT, I conducted a comprehensive comparison between the two platforms with 7 prompts.

Alibaba announces Qwen 2.5-Max to fight DeepSeek — what to know
By Amanda Caswell published
Days after DeepSeek took the internet by storm, Chinese tech company Alibaba announced Qwen 2.5-Max, the latest of its LLM series.

What is DeepSeek? — everything to know
By Amanda Caswell last updated
Everything we know about DeepSeek, the Chinese chatbot, and some frequently asked questions about its models, uses, safety concerns and more.

DeepSeek live updates — OpenAI cries foul, Nvidia impact and latest news
By Dave LeClair, Amanda Caswell last updated
Deepseek is taking the internet by storm with its new AI model and we have all the latest on it.

Is DeepSeek a national security threat? I asked ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and DeepSeek itself
By Amanda Caswell published
I asked some of the most popular chatbots including DeepSeek if DeepSeek was a threat to national security. All the answers were similar except for the one from DeepSeek itself.

DeepSeek experiences outages and 'large-scale malicious attacks' amid overwhelming popularity
By Amanda Caswell published
Currently ranking as the top free app on Apple's App Store, DeepSeek is overwhelmed by malicious attacks amid its popularity.
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