ChatGPT is a chatbot that was developed by OpenAI and whose state of knowledge so far only extends to 2021. To make the chatbot more suitable for everyday use, OpenAI has now integrated plug-ins from various services such as Expedia, OpenTable and Wolfram. These add-ons are designed to help ChatGPT to pull up-to-date information from the web and gain more comprehensive knowledge.

Tungsten as a real-time source for share values and exchange rates

The Wolfram extension allows ChatGPT to compensate for its real-time weakness and retrieve information such as current stock values and currency rates. Wolfram can also help to find out current events such as the name of the current German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Bing as a search engine for formulated sentences

By integrating its own interface that taps into Microsoft's Bing search engine, ChatGPT can now also explain in full sentences who the current soccer world champion is and which films have won at the Oscars. Links in the text refer to the respective source.

Klarna and OpenTable as shopping and reservation tools

Klarna's plug-in is designed to make shopping easier by comparing the prices of products on the Internet and listing offers in response to a corresponding text input. For example, the tool can narrow down the price if users do not want to spend more than 100 euros.

Expedia and Kayak as travel assistants

With Expedia and Kayak, ChatGPT becomes a travel assistant that acts as a translator between the travel tools and the users. For example, users enter a sentence such as "I am planning a weekend trip to Paris for less than 700 euros" and the AI then suggests suitable travel options.

Plug-ins as extensions of ChatGPT

The integration of plug-ins in ChatGPT shows how artificial intelligence can become more suitable for everyday use through external extensions. The interface to these tools has "far-reaching effects on society", according to OpenAI. With the extensions from Expedia, Klarna and Co., ChatGPT becomes an everyday helper that plans trips, books a table in a restaurant and calls up share prices.

OpenTable: Table reservations

The OpenTable plugin allows users to reserve a table in a restaurant via the chatbot's text window. However, the booking tool only spits out a link that can be used to reserve a table. There is certainly room for improvement here.

Conclusion: ChatGPT is becoming more and more suitable for everyday use

With the new extensions, ChatGPT is becoming a chatbot that is increasingly suitable for everyday use. The plug-ins enable the chatbot to access up-to-date information in real time and present it to the user in an understandable way. It remains to be seen what further enhancements ChatGPT will receive in the future and what new functions will become possible as a result. But one thing is certain: ChatGPT will continue to develop and support us in more and more areas of life.