Ben Patterson

Ben Patterson

Senior Writer, PCWorld

Ben has been writing about consumer technology for more than 20 years, and now focuses his reporting on AI as it relates to the basic human experience. His coverage of artificial intelligence interrogates the latest LLMs, and how they can be used at work and at home to be best prepared for the AI revolution. “AI is going to change our lives sooner than we think,” Ben writes. “Our best way to adapt is by using it every day.” Ben has been a PCWorld author since 2014, and has covered everything from laptops to security cameras before launching PCWorld’s AI beat. Ben's articles have also appeared in PC Magazine, TIME, Wired, CNET, Men's Fitness, Mobile Magazine, and more. Ben holds a master's degree in English literature.

Articles by Ben Patterson

OpenAI’s Sora video app is going away

OpenAI’s Sora video app is going away

Sora’s shockingly realistic AI videos stunned the world two years ago, but OpenAI’s video-generation platform never quite caught on.
By Ben Patterson 3 weeks ago
Your next PC will likely run on AI agents

Your next PC will likely run on AI agents

The desktop apps for Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini used to confine AI to a chat box. Now they’re aiming to unleash AI agents on your PC, and that’s only the beginning.
By Ben Patterson 3 weeks ago
A powerful ChatGPT feature could be coming to Gemini

A powerful ChatGPT feature could be coming to Gemini

There’s growing evidence that Gemini may soon let you create a new “branch” of a conversation, handy for taking an existing chat in a different direction without losing the original thread.
By Ben Patterson 3 weeks ago