OpenAI’s ChatGPT Launches Over 100 Search Plugins, Paving the Way for the Future of Web Searching
OpenAI has significantly enhanced its ChatGPT plugin store, with the latest lineup exceeding 550 plugins. An intriguing aspect is the presence of over 100 search-oriented plugins designed to redefine how users scour the web for information.
These AI-enabled plugins hint at a transition from traditional search engines towards generative AI chatbots, which offer more efficient and accurate web searching.
For academic needs, plugins like Research by Vector, Scholarly, and Scholar Assist promise accurate and thorough content drawn from scientific literature. Meanwhile, Browse With Bing, KeyMate.AI, MixerBox WebSearch, TotalQuery Search, and WP Interact provide broad web search capabilities.
In the domain of domain name searching, DomainsBot, GoDaddy Name Search, and One Word Domains assist users in checking the availability of domain names and comparing prices across registrars.
Visual content searches benefit from plugins like AssetOVI, GIF Search, and ImageSearch. InfoJobs, Job Search by Indeed, and Job Search UK cater to job seekers, and the likes of ByByAI, Comparison, Copilot, Coupert, Easy Product Search, Podcast search, and Shop address shopping needs.
Social Search, What’s Trending, and Clay provide access to social media content, while Ferryhopper, Instabase, KAYAK, and Skyscanner make travel planning easier. Video searches have been revolutionized by Video highlight and VoxScript.
The plugins even cater to more specific needs. Abridged Due Diligence searches SEC filings, BlockAtlas helps find US Census data, ChatStack Search uses the Stack Exchange API, ChatWithGit searches GitHub code, Public offers financial market data, Search UK Companies retrieves UK company information, and Tabor AI offers US senior living market research.
These developments present a compelling vision of future search engines powered by generative AI chatbots, reshaping the landscape of information retrieval.
Here’s how you can explore the ChatGPT plugin store:
- Go to chat.openai.com using your preferred web browser.
- Choose your desired model from the dropdown menu under ChatGPT.
- Once the model is chosen, you’ll see an additional option for plugins.
- Click on the dropdown arrow found beneath the GPT-4 button to reveal the button for the plugin store.
- Browse the extensive list of over 200 available ChatGPT plugins.
- If a plugin catches your interest, simply click the green Install button next to it.
These plugins enrich your ChatGPT experience with access to updated information, computation capabilities, and much more.
