Pythia vs ChatGPT Plugins

Pythia is an extensive suite designed to analyze the development and scaling of large language models (LLMs). It comprises 16 models, each trained with public data in a consistent order, featuring sizes ranging from 70 million to 12 billion parameters. The project provides public access to 154 checkpoints per model, as well as tools to reproduce training data loaders for in-depth research. Pythia aims to aid various research domains with case studies on topics like memorization, the impact of term frequency on few-shot learning, and strategies for mitigating gender bias. This carefully controlled environment offers unique insights into the training dynamics of LLMs. The suite includes trained models, analysis code, training code, and data, all accessible via its GitHub repository.

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.