Latest articles by Nigel Powell
I generated 5 images with the new Ideogram 2a model - here's my surprising results
A new Ideogram AI image generation model comes to town, and delivers some surprising results.
I tested Leonardo vs FreePik with 5 prompts — which AI image generator wins?
This Leonardo vs FreePik face-off pits two top image generators against one another to see which one provides the best experience and output.
I write about AI for a living and 'vibe coding' is going to change everything — here's why
Creating software apps at home has now become super easy for anyone who can write an AI prompt.
I've been using this free AI song maker to create tracks — and the quality is surprisingly good
A new free open source AI music generation project has just launched, and it offers surprisingly good quality. But you'll need a powerful computer to run it.
I put DeepSeek vs Meta AI Llama vs Qwen to the test locally on my PC — here's what I recommend
We take a look at a few of the small specialist AI models which can be run on home and personal computers.
I tried the open source AI tool that creates audiobooks for free — here's my verdict
This open source project is a great way to turn documents or ebooks into audiobooks at no cost, although there are some caveats.
I just tried this game-changing AI tool that lets you build iPhone apps with a text prompt — no coding required
Bolt.new has released a new feature allowing anyone to create an iOS or Android app from just a text prompt.
TikTok parent company just launched stunning AI video generator — OmniHuman-1 is taking the world by storm
OmniHuman-1 and Goku from Bytedance show just how fast China is running away with AI video.
I put OpenAI's new o3-mini model to the test — and I'm shocked by the results
OpenAI's o3-mini model claims similar performance to o1 but at a fraction of the cost, so I put it to the test to find out
ChatGPT's powerful 'Deep Research' upgrade got an open source replica — in just 24 hours
An open source project has already matched the benchmark performance of the OpenAI product.
Janus Pro hands-on — here's what happened when I put DeepSeek's new image platform to the test
DeepSeek has upended the AI industry over the last week, but its Janus Pro image model won't have Midjourney or others worried just yet.
Forget OpenAI Operator — here's an open source AI agent system that works brilliantly for free
Browser Use is an open source alternative from Switzerland that's challenging the might of OpenAI's Operator system.
DeepSeek R1 is the new Chinese AI model threatening OpenAI — what you need to know
DeepSeek R1 is the Chinese-built open source AI model that's giving OpenAI a run for its money.
I put 3 local AI chatbots to the test on my phone — and I was shocked by how useful they are
Forget the big names in AI and see what happens when you use a free, locally-run chatbot on your device.
I used Gemini 2.0 to create an AI shopping assistant — it's surprisingly good at saving me time and money
Gemini 2.0 Flash is speedy, versatile and currently free to use so here's what happened when I tasked it to create a personal shopping assistant.
I created over a dozen personal apps using AI in 60 days, here's what I learned
For non-programmers, AI represents a convenient and simple way to get started building basic apps the way you want.
Forget ChatGPT — Google Gemini is my favorite AI product of the year
It has been a very big year for AI so there are a lot of products to choose from as the best of 2024. Here are my choices.
3 biggest AI trends we expect in 2025
AI is only going to continue to dominate in 2025 with a rise of agents, products and ever more models.
New to AI? 5 tips to improve your prompting skills from an AI expert
Using artificial intelligence to get better at using AI might seem convoluted, but its a great way to get up to speed quickly. Here's how.
7 tips and tools for using AI to improve your relationships
Artificial intelligence is a great tool for making pictures, writing poems and helping with homework. Here are some tips for helping with a relationship.
5 AI tools that made my life easier in 2024
Open source and free AI tools came into their own in 2024 and these are 5 of my favorites.
Hume AI launches OCTAVE — suddenly everything can get a voice
Hume says its new OCTAVE AI speech model is able to bring emotion to AI even on smaller, lower powered devices.
