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Level Up: Take LLMs Beyond Simple Searching

03 March 2026 51:09 Donn Felker, Allen Santa Maria

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About this episode

Most people use ChatGPT like a fancy Google search. In this episode, we show you what you might be missing.

Allen shares how ChatGPT helped him navigate a real medical situation and saved critical time in the process. Then we break down the tools most people scroll right past: Custom GPTs, Google Gems, Claude Projects/Artifacts, and more. We explore together and show you how to go from chatting with AI to actually building with it.

Key Topics

  • What are Custom GPTs and how to create your own
  • Use case: Managing your HOA with a PDF knowledge base
  • Connecting external data through actions and APIs
  • Comparing tools across Gemini, Grok, Claude, and Google Gems
  • Building simple AI apps: Recipes, games, data analysis
  • How projects, datasets, and data organization actually work

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