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ChatGPT is an AI platform that now supports plugins. Built with safety as a primary concern, these plugins enable ChatGPT to retrieve current information, carry out calculations, and connect to external services.

The plugins are being introduced incrementally in ChatGPT through continuous deployment to assess their actual usage, effects, and safety considerations. This process aids developers in gaining insights and addressing alignment issues in line with their goal of improving human-AI interaction.

Currently, the tool is available to a limited group of users, with broader access being implemented gradually. By utilizing the tool's documentation, plugin developers have the ability to create plugins for ChatGPT. The plugins that are enabled are then presented in the prompt displayed to the language model, along with documentation that guides the model in their proper usage.

At present, ChatGPT offers a web browser and a code interpreter as its two plugins, and the code for a knowledge base retrieval plugin has been made publicly available. Users and developers have the option to join the ChatGPT plugins waitlist, with access to plugins being granted over time.

The initial alpha access will be focused on a small number of developers and ChatGPT Plus subscribers, with a gradual expansion planned. The purpose of plugins is to open up a wide array of potential applications and foster a community that influences how people and AI interact in the future.