AI21Labs vs ChatGPT Plugins

AI21Labs presents lm-evaluation, a comprehensive evaluation suite designed for assessing the performance of large-scale language models. This robust toolkit is an important resource for developers and researchers aiming to analyze and improve language model capabilities. The suite allows for the execution of a battery of tests and supports integration with both AI21 Studio API and OpenAI's GPT3 API.

Users can easily contribute to the development of this suite by participating in the open-source project and interacting with its community on GitHub. Setting up lm-evaluation is straightforward, and its flexibility enables users to test models against multiple-choice and document probability tasks, amongst others mentioned in the Jurassic-1 Technical Paper. With detailed instructions for installation, usage, and the ability to run the suite through different providers, the lm-evaluation project is prepped to accelerate the evolution of language models.

OpenAI follows an iterative deployment philosophy, and as part of this approach, it is gradually releasing plugins for ChatGPT. The purpose of this gradual release is to study the real-world use of the plugins, assess their impact, and identify any safety and alignment challenges that may arise. Getting these aspects right is essential for OpenAI to achieve its mission.

Since the launch of ChatGPT, users have expressed interest in having access to plugins, and many developers are experimenting with similar ideas. OpenAI is initially rolling out plugins to a small set of users and plans to gradually increase access as it learns more. After an alpha period, API users who want to integrate plugins into their products will also have access. OpenAI is excited to build a community that will help shape the future of the human-AI interaction paradigm.

Developers who have been invited off the waitlist can use OpenAI's documentation to build a plugin for ChatGPT. Once the plugin is created, it is listed in the prompt shown to the language model, along with documentation that instructs the model on how to use each one. The first set of plugins has been created by Expedia, FiscalNote, Instacart, KAYAK, Klarna, Milo, OpenTable, Shopify, Slack, Speak, Wolfram, and Zapier.