ChatGPT integrates plug-ins, and can now browse the web for you
ChatGPT can now access the latest information available online through the introduction of plug-ins. Some of them are developed directly by OpenAI, others are partners that provide third-party services. The possibilities seem endless.
With the integration of plugins, ChatGPT is still hitting hard
If you find that ChatGPT is still very limited, especially by the fact that it does not have official access to the Internet, the OpenAI tool has just broken new ground that will increase its capabilities tenfold. In fact, the company has developed in-house (and for now in alpha) a plug-in beta capable of surfing the web. This greatly increases the amount of content that the chatbot can use to respond to you.
As you can see in the example above, ChatGPT is able to answer questions about recent news such as the results of the Oscars in 2023. The chatbot then shows the different sources it scans before responding. You can then click on it to verify this information for yourself.
For security reasons, OpenAI specifies that its plugin can be used to retrieve information from the web using Microsoft’s Bing browser API, but be sure to exclude all “transactional” operations, such as submitting forms for example.
Another plugin released by OpenAI (still in Alpha) is “code interpreter” Which can use Python, but also manage uploads and downloads. As part of a chat, ChatGPT opens a sandbox-like runtime environment, with a firewall and ephemeral disk space. Obviously, all of this has an expiration time. The tool can be particularly useful for solving mathematical problems, performing data analysis and visualization, or converting files to various formats.
Third-party plug-ins for endless possibilities
ZapierAnd ExpediaAnd Kayak or The table is open One of the first companies to introduce its own plug-in for ChatGPT. In a rather impressive video demo (click on the source at the end of the article), a member of the OpenAI team shows how he uses a chatbot to schedule his dinners and meals throughout the week. For this, it installs plug-ins WolframIn order to calculate the number of calories, The table is opento reserve a table in a restaurant, and Instagram To prepare a shopping list ready to order. Within seconds, ChatGPT is up and running.
🚨 BREAKING AI NEWS: ChatGPT plugins are here.
It expands the capabilities of ChatGPT by leaps and bounds.
Some first additions:
🔵 Shopify
🔵 Zapier
🔵OpenTable
🔵 Wolfram
🔵 Rowing and Expedia pic.twitter.com/ZJF0DERiEV—Ben Parr (@benparr) March 23, 2023
With the Expedia and KAYAK plugins, we imagine being able to ask a chatbot to organize a trip by finding flights on the right dates and the best accommodations in a particular place, while respecting the budget you’ve given it.
OpenAI obviously invites developers who want to create their own plugins to review the documentation to submit their requests to the queue. ChatGPT Plus users will, of course, have priority access.
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The company does not want to rush and charge “Incrementally rolling out access more broadly as we learn more (to plug-in developers, ChatGPT users, and after the alpha period, API users who want to integrate plug-ins into their products). »
Whether you are a developer or a simple user, now you can join ChatGPT components queue here.
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