Not content with its own launch API and reviving bing (which seemed impossible) OpenAI has now created a chat plugin, this could change the internet forever.
in blog post On Thursday, the Open AI organization detailed its plugin plans: “We’re starting with a small group of users and plan to gradually roll out access at scale as we learn more” and also highlighted some websites that have already created their first ChatGPT-enabled plugins. They include a variety of sites with some of the big names like Expedia, Instacart, and OpenTable.
These plugins will see the OpenAI version of ChatGPT granted access to external information and events after 2021, including “access to information that is too recent, too personal, or too specific to be included in the training data.” The specific uses for each plugin will depend on the website, but OpenAI claims there are a myriad of uses “ranging from browsing product catalogs to booking flights or ordering food.”
Expedia has already provided details of its ChatGPT plugin claiming that users will be able to plan their next trip with access to up-to-date information on flights and travel costs such as car rentals.
With a new AI plug-in, a traveler can start a conversation with #ChatGPT to plan their next trip – complete with access to the latest information on availability and prices for flights, hotels, vacation rentals, activities and car rentals across the world. https://t.co/cVgLL6qln9 pic.twitter.com/YAIaj9zrEdMarch 23, 2023
Safety concerns
ChatGPT has had its fair share of troubling moments, such as Dan’s evil twin But nothing can compare to Bing’s online version of AI, and while OpenAI now has a lot to learn from, the Chat GPT plugin will actually use the Bing search API which is troubling.
Open AI acknowledges that there will be potential problems. “There is a risk that plug-ins can increase safety challenges through malicious or unintended actions, and increase the capabilities of bad actors who may defraud, mislead, or abuse others.” Measures are taken to prevent this.
While the plug-in can be used to retrieve information such as flight prices, it is intentionally excluded from so-called “transactional” processes where forms are submitted and funds can be changed such as the actual booking of flights. Those concerned about privacy will be reassured to know that the plugin runs on a separate infrastructure from ChatGPT as a whole, keeping browsing history separate between the two.
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