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Microsoft is continuing to move fast in integrating OpenAIs artificial intelligence technology across its portfolio of products and services.
Among the many announcements at last weeks Microsoft Build 2023 developer conference is news that artificial intelligence plugins such as those already enabled in ChatGPT are now operable across all of Microsofts products, including the Bing search platform, and new plugins are in development from travel brands Tripadvisor, Trip.com, Skyscanner, Fareportal and Spotnana.
Plugins connect large language models, such as those used by ChatGPT or Bing Chat, to third-party data sources, enabling them to retrieve real-time information to answer users queries and to assist users with actions, such as booking travel.
Microsoft is adopting the same open plugin standard that OpenAI introduced for ChatGPT in March, so plugins built on the standard are interoperable across the Microsoft and OpenAI ecosystems. Expedia and Kayak were two of the first brands to launch plugins for ChatGPT and those will now also be accessible across Microsoft.
In a statement about the updates, Microsoft said, Developers can now use one platform to build plugins that work across both consumer and business surfaces, including ChatGPT, Bing, Dynamics 365 Copilot (in preview) and Microsoft 365 Copilot (in preview). If users want to develop and use their own plugins with their AI app built on Azure OpenAI Service it will, by default, be interoperable with this same plugin standard. This means developers can build experiences that enable people to interact with their apps using the most natural user interface: the human language.
Microsoft says the new plugins a total of more than 50 – will roll out in the coming weeks.
With plugins built right into chat, across desktop and mobile, Bing makes relevant recommendations based on your conversation. For example, you can use the OpenTable plugin to ask about restaurants or related topics. This becomes even more powerful on mobile when youre on the go with the Bing mobile app. We are excited for the new opportunities this creates for developers and consumers alike, wrote Microsoft corporate vice president and consumer chief marketing officer Yusuf Mehdi in a blog post.
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