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ChatGPT plugins

OpenAI just opened ChatGPT to third-party developers. Here's why that matters for your AI stack.

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Why it matters

ChatGPT plugins represent a critical shift from monolithic model to extensible platform—enabling developers to build on top of OpenAI's API layer and reducing switching costs for enterprise adoption.

The key facts

5 to know
  1. Initial plugin support launched for ChatGPT

  2. Plugins designed with safety as core principle

  3. Enables access to up-to-date information, computations, third-party services

  4. March 23, 2023 launch date

  5. Platform extensibility model—developer ecosystem play

Go to the source

OpenAI Blogopenai.com

Publisher excerpt: We’ve implemented initial support for plugins in ChatGPT. Plugins are tools designed specifically for language models with safety as a core principle, and help ChatGPT access up-to-date information, run computations, or use third-party services.
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