In this video will go over the recent introduction of plug-ins to ChatGPT, including how to install and use them to your advantage.

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Here we are, discussing plugins. This is a fantastic, new development from Open AI that occurred very recently, and it’s going to broaden the utility of Chat GPT for various purposes. Let’s delve into what these plugins are and how they can assist you.

Chat GPT plugins will enhance your experience by adding functionalities beyond the standard features you normally get with Chat GPT. The goal is to integrate Chat GPT with a range of other services and platforms. Open AI has developed two built-in plugins: the Code Interpreter plugin and the Browsing plugin. We will delve into the specifics of what these plugins do later in this discussion. The remaining plugins are developed by third-party companies, enabling their platforms to connect with Chat GPT. These companies include Zappier, OpenTable, and Kayak, among others. We’ll talk more about this in the following segment of this lesson.

Let’s talk about the Browsing plugin. It has proven to be a game-changer for Chat GPT users, especially considering the limitations we’ve all experienced with data only going up to September 2021. Now, we can use the browsing plugin to pull information from the internet. Currently, it’s using Bing’s Search APIs, so it connects to Bing to provide search results. While Bing may not be as comprehensive as Google, there might be third-party plugins in the future that will utilize Google’s services. Interestingly, more people are switching to Bing due to Microsoft’s association with Open AI. Bing’s user base has been growing, and it has reclaimed a significant portion of the browser and search engine market. However, Google is catching up and will be introducing its own suite of built-in features soon. Despite this competition, I believe the partnership between Open AI and Microsoft will endure for a long time, if not indefinitely.

The browsing plugin displays the websites visited and cites the sources when responding to a prompt, which provides transparency on where it’s getting its information. However, it can’t access sites that have blocked it using the robots.txt file. Essentially, every website can have a server-side file called robots.txt that instructs anything trying to access the website. The document can block Open AI from accessing the site. If many websites choose to do this, it could present a significant challenge for Open AI, as it would limit the plugin’s ability to access information from various websites. So, if you encounter issues accessing certain websites, it may either be due to this restriction or a technical issue with Open AI.

The browsing plugin is particularly useful for obtaining current information like breaking news. Combine that with effective prompts, and you have an excellent content-generating tool. This browsing plugin was a highly requested feature for Chat GPT and should now be available to you.

Another significant plugin, the Code Interpreter plugin, is a little underrated in terms of its capabilities. It writes Python code on the fly to handle any prompt you give it. It’s like having a junior programmer at your disposal. For as little as 20 US dollars a month for the plus account of Chat GPT, you can have code generated instantly to accomplish whatever you desire. You can command it to create a mortgage calculator, for example, and after asking you a few more questions, it will generate the relevant Python code.

This plugin can also analyze data. You can upload files such as CSVs or PDFs, and it can then use the data to create visual representations like charts and graphs. The ability to generate these visuals is truly impressive. Additionally, this lesson comes with a spreadsheet filled with example prompts for the browser and code interpreter plugins. There are numerous prompts for various use cases like data analysis, text manipulation, web scraping, API requests, machine learning, code and file operations, and more.

The code interpreter plugin can also convert file types. Using Python, it can convert a .mov file, common among Mac users, to an .mp4 file. This is just one example among thousands of things this plugin can do.

Now, let’s discuss third-party plugins. At the time of recording this video, there are over 80 plugins available, and I anticipate that this number will increase rapidly as more companies build their plugins to integrate with Open AI and Chat GPT. One notable example is Zappier, which can connect Chat GPT to over 5,000 other apps.

You can select up to three plugins for Chat GPT to use simultaneously. While you can install any plugin, only three can be active at a time. Chat GPT then decides which of the three plugins is best suited to execute the task at hand. If you find that it isn’t using a plugin that you think would be appropriate, you can modify your prompt to be more explicit in instructing it to use that specific plugin.

To manage your plugins, navigate to Settings in your account, and click on Beta Features. Activate the web browsing and plugins features, and hopefully, the code interpreter feature will be available shortly. Once activated, you’ll see a new interface where you can select plugins to use.

That wraps up our introduction to the new plugins introduced with Chat GPT. We’ll have dedicated video training on each of these features, including the web browsing plugin, the code interpreter plugin, and third-party plugins. While we won’t be able to cover all the plugins due to their sheer number, we’ll focus on the most popular ones, particularly those beneficial to business owners, entrepreneurs, freelancers, and educators. That concludes this introduction, and I’ll see you in the next video.