Now That ChatGPT Is Plugged In, Things Could Get Weird

ChatGPT has dazzled with its poetry, prose, and academic test scores. Changing that may also help cement OpenAI’s position at the center of what could rapidly become a new era for AI and personal computing. Fan says ChatGPT’s ability to read documentation and interpret code should make the process of integrating new plugins remarkably smooth. If other businesses come to rely too heavily on OpenAI’s technology, the company could reap huge financial rewards and wield enormous influence over the technology industry. “There’s some distress in the startup ecosystem among companies that were picking up pennies in front of the OpenAI steamroller,” says Sarah Guo, cofounder of Conviction VC, an investment group, in reference to businesses trying to make money by building technology similar to ChatGPT.