ChatGPT Plugins Offer Glimpse of Future Possibilities But Still Face Limitations
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Plugins allow users to expand capabilities of AI systems like ChatGPT. Some plugins access web data, summarize news, and analyze PDFs.
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OpenAI's ChatGPT Plus subscription offers access to plugins, but has limitations like only allowing 3 active plugins.
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Example plugins show promise, like generating stories, accessing current web data, and analyzing PDFs. But many plugins are low quality or don't work well yet.
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As curation, capabilities, and integration improve, plugins may allow rapid customization of ChatGPT for different tasks.
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Future potential exists for more seamless and automated expansion of ChatGPT's knowledge and skills through plugins.
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