ChatGPT Transformed into a Multi-Functional Platform with Internet Access and Real-Time Stats.

OpenAI is rolling out plugins for ChatGPT, expanding the chatbot's functionality by allowing it to browse the web and tap new sources of live data, including third-party sources such as Expedia, Kayak, and Instacart. The plugins are available in alpha to select ChatGPT users and developers, and they serve as "eyes and ears" for language models, giving them access to information that is too recent, too personal, or too specific to be included in the training data. However, OpenAI has implemented safeguards and limited access to a small group of users and developers to address risks in the answers that ChatGPT provides to queries.