This podcast details how to build large-scale web scrapers using AI, focusing on three levels of complexity. The speaker explains using large language models (LLMs) and tools like AgentQL to extract data from simple websites, handle complex web interactions (logins, pop-ups), and even navigate more ambiguous tasks requiring advanced reasoning. Specific examples include scraping job postings from Idealist.com and using Firecrawl, Jina, and SpyderCloud for optimized web content processing. The speaker advocates for using LLMs to improve efficiency and reduce the cost of web scraping, offering a community resource with code examples. Listeners gain practical knowledge of building AI-powered web scrapers for various applications.
