Take Your Conversations to the Next Level with ChatGPT's New Plugin Support!

OpenAI, the mastermind behind ChatGPT, has some exciting news to share! In their latest announcement, ChatGPT is unveiling plugin support - a feature that allows seamless integration with third-party services and access to the most recent information. As per OpenAI, this is just the beginning, and they plan to proceed cautiously, taking small steps to scrutinize real-world usage, evaluate the impact, and tackle any potential safety and alignment challenges before going all-in.

According to OpenAI, users and developers have been requesting plugin support ever since ChatGPT's inception, as they can unlock numerous potential use cases. Initially, plugin access will be limited to a small group of users, and it will gradually expand based on feedback and learning. There is a waitlist for the same. This expansion will include plugin developers, ChatGPT users, and eventually API users who want to integrate plugins into their products after the alpha period. OpenAI is enthusiastic about creating a community that will shape the future of human-AI interaction.

The plugin documentation is available for developers to learn how to build one. Initial plugins for ChatGPT have been developed by Expedia, FiscalNote, Instacart, KAYAK, Klarna, Milo, OpenTable, Shopify, Slack, Speak, Wolfram, and Zapier. These are some very interesting plugin to take ChatGPT to the next level.

The plugin developed by Speak allows ChatGPT users to effortlessly access a version of Speak's language tutoring experience within the OpenAI chat platform. The plugin developed by Wolfram allows ChatGPT users to get immediate visualization with the answers which is really great and gives so much power to ChatGPT which was so far pretty much text only. With Wolfram| Alpha and Wolfram Language, you can gain access to computation, mathematical tools, curated knowledge, and up-to-the-minute data. Following screenshots give some idea about what Wolfram plugin is all about. 

The plugin developed by Klarna brings smooth shopping experience to ChatGPT users. Klarna is a prominent retail bank, payments, and shopping service provider. Klarna's engineering teams have created this plugin in collaboration with OpenAI to launch a personalized and intuitive shopping experience. It will offer users curated product recommendations, along with links to purchase those products via Klarna's search and compare tool when they ask the platform for shopping advice and inspiration. You can browse and compare prices from thousands of online stores with ease.

The plugin developed by OpenTable offers restaurant recommendations along with a direct link to book a table. With Instacart plugin, You can order from your preferred local grocery stores. The FiscalNote plugin provides access to handpicked, market-leading, real-time data sets for legal, political, and regulatory information. 

The plugin from Expedia is very obvious. It will transform your travel plans into reality. You can reach your destination, find a place to stay, and discover exciting things to see and do with this ChatGPT plugin. The kayak plugin look for flights, accommodation, and rental cars, and receive recommendations for all the destinations you can explore within your budget. You can read more about the new plugin support in ChatGPT and the early plugins from the ChatGPT blog.