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AI Breakdown · August 20, 2026 · 29m

9 AI Techniques You Probably Haven't Tried

NLW shares nine practical AI techniques that even experienced users might not be using, covering live voice mode, teaching models your workflows, custom skills, Claude's /design command, team agents, GrokBot, local models, and two-word prompts. The episode also notes recent AI news: a personalized cancer vaccine powered by AI passing a Phase III trial, OpenAI's new private safety processing, and Replit's Free Mode with GPT-5.6 Luna.

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Highlights

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AI-Assisted Personalized Cancer Vaccine Passes Phase III Trial
An AI-designed personalized cancer vaccine successfully cleared a Phase III clinical trial, signaling a major step for precision medicine.

Editorial

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Live Voice Mode
NLW recommends trying the live voice mode feature, which allows real-time spoken interaction with AI models instead of typing.
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Teaching AI Your Workflows
The host suggests explicitly teaching AI models your personal workflows so they can assist more precisely.
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Claude's /design Command
NLW highlights Claude’s /design command as a tool for quickly generating visual layouts or design concepts.
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GrokBot as a Specialized Agent
The episode features GrokBot, a specialized AI agent designed for a specific task or style of interaction.
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