About Aslan AI
Founded in October, Aslan AI is an AI advisory firm focused on developing AI Knowledge Management products for clients in education, legal, and media. Sébastien also pursues US-centric AI projects, especially in fitness and education, reflecting the firm’s broader vision to apply AI pragmatically across industries.
Aslan AI’s Challenge
As a seasoned economist, Sébastien faced three key hurdles when attempting to bring AI into rigorous economic analysis and report writing:
- Insufficient accuracy: General-purpose ChatGPT struggled with precise, data-dense economic questions.
- High customization costs: Building a bespoke AI agent through traditional development paths appeared financially prohibitive.
- Proof of economic viability: He needed to demonstrate that AI-powered business agents could generate real value before investing deeply.
Aslan AI’s Solution
To overcome these barriers, Sébastien turned to CustomGPT and focused on four strategic steps:
- Curated dataset assembly – Organized a comprehensive corpus of his published works, interviews, and commentary.
- Persona-driven prompting – Employed CustomGPT’s persona tools to reflect his voice and analytical style.
- Rapid agent iteration – Leveraged the platform’s user-friendly interface, robust FAQ engine, and responsive customer support to refine EcoBot quickly.
- Scalability planning – Designed processes for ongoing content updates and envisioned additional vertical-specific AI agents.
Within seven days, EcoBot was live, providing instant, context-rich answers to complex economic queries in both English and French.
“CustomGPT is way simpler for me or my team as opposed to an ad hoc development integrating OpenAI API. The user interface and persona features are where I spend most of my time.”
Sébastien Laye
Founder, Aslan AI
Aslan AI’s Results
Development time: EcoBot moved from concept to production in one week.
- Cost efficiency: By relying on CustomGPT’s platform instead of full custom development, Sébastien avoided the steep expenses normally associated with bespoke AI builds.
- Market validation: EcoBot’s success demonstrated the commercial feasibility of AI-powered business agents and directly enabled the formation of Aslan AI, a new consulting venture.
- Audience impact: French consumers and media professionals gained immediate access to reliable economic insights unavailable via generic chatbots.
Why it Worked
- Deeply personalized data – EcoBot was trained exclusively on Sébastien’s own material, yielding authoritative, nuanced answers.
- Accessible tooling – CustomGPT’s intuitive interface eliminated technical barriers and slashed development time.
- End-to-end ecosystem – Built-in FAQ management and hands-on customer support streamlined scaling and optimization of the agent.
Conclusion
By harnessing CustomGPT, Sébastien Laye rapidly built an AI agent that delivers accurate, real-time economic insights. This achievement not only improved his personal workflow but also proved the financial practicality of AI business agents, laying the groundwork for Aslan AI’s consulting practice.
Want to try out EcoBot for yourself? Visit sebastienlayeecobot.com and try sending your own query!
