These updates will give developers the ability to create their own plugins and integrate them seamlessly across the Microsoft Copilot stack.
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During the latest iteration of its annual Build developers conference, Microsoft made a series of announcements that aim to simplify the development of artificial intelligence apps and copilots, as well as the adoption of the same open plugin standard introduced by OpenAI for ChatGPT.
This move will make it easier for developers to create plugins and use the new Bing Chat’s powerful structure, built with OpenAI’s GPT-4. These plugins can have Bing help users easily order groceries, find a new house, or make restaurant reservations, all from within the Bing chat window.
In turn, this will empower developers to create plugins that work seamlessly across both business and consumer interfaces.
« A plugin is about how you, the copilot developer, give your copilot or an AI system the ability to have capabilities that it’s not manifesting right now and to connect it to data and connect it to systems that you’re building, » according to Kevin Scott, Microsoft’s chief technology officer. « I think there’s going to eventually be an incredibly rich ecosystem of plugins. »
In addition to the previously announced OpenTable and Wolfram Alpha plugins, Bing is now incorporating plugins from Zillow, Klarna, Instacart, Kayak, Redfin, and more. This integration will give users access to these services directly from within Bing Chat.
Developers create plugins to act as bridges between information sources and programs, in this case, AI systems.
