OpenAI has launched plugins for its AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT, allowing it to access third-party knowledge sources, including the web.
The web-browsing plugin enables ChatGPT to answer questions using data from the internet, while other plugins provide connections to services like OpenTable, Instacart, and Zapier.
Key terms:
Plugins: Extensions that grant ChatGPT access to third-party knowledge sources and databases
Web-browsing plugin: Allows ChatGPT to draw data from the internet to answer questions
Bing search API: The method used by ChatGPT to retrieve content from the web
Safeguards: Security measures implemented by OpenAI to prevent undesirable behavior and abuse