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Building a ChatGPT nano for US insurance distribution

Two parallel series. The plain-language series (seven pages, one minute each) answers “what is this and where do I start?” without assuming code. The technical reference (six pages) has the architecture, build walkthrough, guardrails, and publishing details. Both framed around US insurance distribution specifics: producer licensing, state solicitation rules, rate-filing compliance, PII handling, DOI audit readiness.

# ChatGPT nano — build guide (2026-04-24)

A "nano" = a small app that lives inside ChatGPT.

Read this series (7 short pages, ~1 min each)

  1. Where to start — three questions to answer first
  2. What's a nano? — definition + 3 examples + who does what
  3. A nano in insurance — what changes in a regulated industry
  4. What you can't do — can / cannot list
  5. AI risks — 20 things that can go wrong
  6. Safe patterns — 5 rules covering ~80% of the risks
  7. Your first nano in insurance — concrete shape you can ship

Reference (technical, for later)

Open only when you need code-level detail.

Reality check on timing

  • End of afternoon, realistic: a private preview of a nano, visible only to you via ChatGPT Developer Mode.
  • End of afternoon, NOT realistic: a publicly available nano. Review takes days; publishing needs a privacy policy, a demo account, screenshots, and a stable production server.

Plain-language series (7 pages · ~1 min each)

  1. 01 — Where to start
  2. 02 — What's a nano?
  3. 03 — A nano in insurance
  4. 04 — What you can't do (and what you can)
  5. 05 — AI risks you must handle
  6. 06 — Safe patterns
  7. 07 — Your first nano in insurance

Technical reference (open when you need code-level detail)

  1. 1. Overview — what "an App in ChatGPT" actually is, and when to pick it
  2. 2. Architecture
  3. 3. Build walkthrough — zero to working app
  4. 4. Guardrails
  5. 5. Testing & publishing
  6. 6. Pitfalls & resources

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