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Beyond ChatGPT: AI Tools You’re Not Using (But Should)
With Dr. Todd Ponsky · hosted by Dr. Todd Ponsky & Dr. Claudia Lillibridge
Educational content from recorded physician discussions — not medical advice. Talk to your (or your child's) care team about your situation.
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What the experts said
ChatGPT voice mode enables extended learning conversations during commutes, with the AI adapting to user preferences (warm/supportive vs. direct/challenging) and maintaining context across hours of discussion.
Claude is more professional and executive-focused than ChatGPT, providing straightforward answers without excessive warmth, making it better for business communications and executive summaries.
Perplexity is optimized for real-time web search and should be used when searching for current information (e.g., 'best vacuum cleaner'), whereas ChatGPT and Claude require explicit instruction to search the internet.
AI hallucinations occur because large language models use mathematical vector relationships between words rather than factual databases, causing them to generate confident but incorrect answers.
Having multiple AI models fact-check each other's outputs reduces hallucinations; Todd built an 'AI debate' tool where models argue until reaching consensus with cited sources.
Custom GPTs in ChatGPT allow users to create specialized AI agents with persistent instructions and uploaded knowledge bases, reusable across sessions without re-prompting.
ChatGPT Projects provide persistent memory for specific domains (work, personal projects, etc.) by storing uploaded documents and conversation history, eliminating the need to re-feed context.
ChatGPT has a context window limitation—as conversations lengthen, older messages fall out of the context window and the model no longer remembers them.
ChatGPT's branching feature allows users to create new conversation threads from any point in a chat, preserving the earlier context while exploring different directions without losing information to context window limits.
Open Evidence is the only AI technology that scored 100% on the USMLE medical licensing exam.
Open Evidence uses a RAG (retrieval augmented generation) model that searches only verified, updated journal articles rather than the entire internet, with all answers fully cited to prevent hallucinations.
Open Evidence has become the fastest growing adopted technology by clinicians in history, with 40% of clinicians worldwide now using it.
ChatGPT's agent mode (formerly Operator) can autonomously navigate websites, fill out forms, and complete multi-step tasks like making restaurant reservations, pausing for user approval before final submission.
ChatGPT agent mode creates significantly better PowerPoint presentations than standard ChatGPT by building them through code with professional design elements and proper placeholders.
ChatGPT can be prompted to stop being overly agreeable by explicitly instructing it to challenge statements, argue counterpoints, and be direct rather than accommodating.
Vibe coding typically gets users 90% of the way to a functional app, but the final 10% requires developer expertise to fix quirks and complete the solution.
Cursor is the industry standard vibe coding platform, allowing non-programmers to build apps through natural language while supporting multiple AI agents simultaneously for cross-checking work.
Lovable is a comprehensive vibe coding platform handling both front-end and back-end development, but becomes prohibitively expensive due to credit consumption when debugging.
Power Automate is Microsoft's automation solution, usable within hospital secure environments and HIPAA-compliant, but is less capable and more frustrating to use than alternatives like Zapier, Make, or NADN.
Apple Shortcuts app is an underutilized automation tool built into iPhones that can create complex workflows like auto-messaging, text formatting, and smart home triggers.
Notebook LM can convert handwritten notes (photographed and transcribed via ChatGPT) into flashcards, quizzes with explanations, educational videos, interactive podcasts, and mind maps for studying.
Notebook LM's interactive podcast feature allows users to interrupt the AI-generated podcast mid-stream to ask clarifying questions, which the podcast hosts answer before continuing.
iOS Reminders app can function as a full project management tool equivalent to Trello by using column view, with drag-and-drop task progression, assignments, dates, and document links.
D-script enables video editing by editing the transcript—deleting words removes corresponding video segments, and adding words uses AI voice cloning to insert new audio with matching video.
Google Gemini is currently the best platform for creating images and videos, with its image generator (Imagen 3) accessed through Gemini.google.com, not standalone 'Nano Banana' websites which are fake.
Sora 2's 'cameo' feature allows users to insert themselves into any video scenario by recording three numbers while turning their head, then generating videos of themselves in any context (sports, historical events, etc.).
ChatGPT Plus ($20/month) and Gemini ($20/month) are the two essential paid AI subscriptions for most users; ChatGPT Pro ($200/month) does not provide sufficient additional value.
HeyGen creates AI avatars from brief video recordings (approximately $200 one-time or annual fee per person) that can deliver any script in the user's voice and appearance, useful for scaling educational content.
11 Labs voice cloning now supports emotional modulation, allowing generated voices to sound excited, sad, or convey other emotions, making AI-generated audio more natural for podcasts and phone systems.
Hospital IT departments typically only allow AI tools with Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) like Microsoft Copilot, but can establish BAAs with other platforms like ChatGPT—it's a cost decision, not a safety limitation.