From all the AI developments we’ve had in recent weeks, the ChatGPT Code Interpreter Plugin feels a little different. This one really could be huge.
This powerful plugin provides ChatGPT with a working Python interpreter in a sandboxed, firewalled execution environment, enabling the AI to handle uploads and downloads, solve mathematical problems, perform data analysis, and convert files between formats.
Why should I care about the Code Interpreter plugin?
The Code Interpreter plugin allows anyone to access the power of AI-powered programming. It allows users to complete complex programming tasks by simply asking a question in regular language. It’s like having an additional junior programmer on your team… but they respond immediately and cost $20 per month.
This groundbreaking tool unlocks new opportunities for a wide range of industries, including video editing, data visualization, and music analysis. By enabling AI to generate Python code and display results in a dialogue box, the plugin accelerates workflows and opens up the benefits of programming to people who are unfamiliar and unexperienced with programming languages.
What can the Code Interpreter plugin do?
OpenAI suggests that the code interpreter is particularly useful at solving mathematical problems, doing data analysis and visualization, and converting files between formats. In typical internet fashion, it has found a number of unique and interesting ways to use it.
1. Basic video editing
Convert a GIF to a longer MP4 and add a slow zoom (for dramatic effect).
Basic video editing in ChatGPT, converting uploaded GIF to longer MP4 with slow zoom: pic.twitter.com/fmCPUBkedD
— Riley Goodside (@goodside) April 30, 2023
2. Create Visualized Maps
This was kind of delightful: I uploaded a CSV file of every lighthouse location in the US.
— Ethan Mollick (@emollick) May 2, 2023
"ChatGPT Code Interpreter: Create a gif of a map of the lighthouse locations, where the map is very dark but each lighthouse twinkles." A couple seconds later... pic.twitter.com/f14JLWQCyB
3. Extract the colors from an image
ChatGPT Code Interpreter is incredible! 🌟
— Pietro Schirano (@skirano) May 1, 2023
Its file uploading & downloading capabilities make it a super flexible tool for various tasks. 💼
Here it extracts colors from an image to create a palette.png 🎨
And automatically compresses large images when running out of memory. pic.twitter.com/i25yPujtBV
4. Analyze Bitcoin data
ChatGPT code interpreter plug-in is OVERPOWERED🔥
— CodeHumor (@TechMemeKing) May 2, 2023
I asked it to analyze a Bitcoin dataset that I downloaded with my IPhone 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/eCfHhPeQfC
5. Create heat maps
OpenAI's new Code Interpreter model is incredible for data visualization. I fed it an unpolished dataset of UFO sightings and it generated a fully-functioning HTML heat map for me.
— Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) April 29, 2023
Here's a static version (it easily lets me create as many versions as I want) pic.twitter.com/mDVU2Rp8BR
6. Create business strategies
ChatGPT’s ‘code interpreter’ is kinda wild. Watch it segment music markets based on a spreadsheet and come up with business strategies for each segment! pic.twitter.com/fpGzfvz2SL
— David Boyle (@beglen) April 30, 2023
7. Render animated GIFs
ChatGPT Code Interpreter (alpha) renders an animated GIF: pic.twitter.com/2txArURcu1
— Riley Goodside (@goodside) April 28, 2023
How can I use the ChatGPT Code Interpreter plugin?
Plugins are being rolled out to ChatGPT Plus members right now. ChatGPT Plus will set you back $20 per month.
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