An AI Toolbox for Dangerous Little Gods

5 AI Tools for Builders of Weird and Wonderful Things

Remember - Dangerous Little Gods are amateurs, dilettantes, and dreamers who bring their ideas to life by leveraging the power of AI.

So… let’s create an AI toolbox to help you bring your own ideas to life.

I’m guessing you’re already familiar with the frontier models - ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and others.

But now it’s time to make something.

Not just brainstorm. Not just chat. But actually build stuff.

Below you’ll find five tools that are fast, easy-to-use, and capable of delivering remarkable results.

I’ve tried them all. Some I use on a regular basis.

There are many alternatives to each of these tools, and a gazillion others that are unrelated.

But… you have to start somewhere.

1. Lovable

The Vibe-Coding Playground
lovable.dev

Build working web apps by describing them. Not wireframes… real prototypes you can click, test, and share. It's like being a designer and developer rolled into one… but a thousand times faster.

Great for: MVPs, idea testing, creative experiments, weekend projects. For the most part, I use it for prototyping apps and websites.

Fun first try: Imagine a new business you’d like to launch, and prompt Lovable to create a prototype of the homepage… design, copy and all.

2. Nano Banana

AI Image Playground, Google-Style
aistudio.google.com/models/gemini-2-5-flash-image

Nano Banana is good at creating images. But where it really shines is editing. It’s like being a power user of Adobe Photoshop, but by using chat instead of learning a gazillion steps and commands.

Why it fits: You don’t need design or image editing skills, just curiosity. Great for web and social content, presentations, or just changing images in exactly the way you want

Fun first try: Upload a family photo and add someone who you wish had been there. Or remove the annoying neighbor looking over the fence.

3. ElevenLabs

Give Your Words a Voice
elevenlabs.io

Clone your voice (or use one of theirs) to bring your words to life. You can narrate from the text of a post, create character dialogue, or give your website an actual voice.

Great for: storytelling, narration, audio drama, voiceovers.

Fun first try: “Narrate this Substack post like a grumpy detective after too many drinks.”

4. Pickaxe

Build Your Own AI-Powered Tools
pickaxe.co

Create your own mini apps powered by GPT-4, Claude, or Gemini—without coding. Share them as widgets, pages, or tools. Feels more like play than product dev. I’ve built a lot with this app. The best part of Pickaxe is that everything I build actually works!

Why it fits: It's perfect for DLGs who want to build custom tools, guides, or weird little bots without getting technical.

Fun first try: “Make a creative prompt generator that speaks in pirate slang and only gives you bad ideas.”

5. Notion AI

Your Second Brain, With Superpowers
notion.so

This is different from the others. But incredibly valuable. Notion helps you organize your mess, sketch ideas, and shape them into files, lists, and documents. Notion mixes text, visuals, databases, and AI so you can draft, refine, and share projects that feel alive.

Why it fits: It’s perfect for DLGs who collect scraps, sparks, and fragments. Instead of leaving them scattered, you can gather them into a single, evolving space - half notebook, half website.

Try this: Build a content calendar for the next 3 months of social media content, or family activities.

You don’t need to be a tech expert to use these tools.

You just need a spark, a question, a weird little hunch.

Then make stuff. Build stuff. Some of it will be useful. Some of it will just make you smile.

But the more you build, the more you learn.

And the more you learn, the more you grow.

Remember, building stuff with AI is a big part of what defines us as Dangerous Little Gods.