OpenAI’s first-ever developer conference DevDay is scheduled for today at 11:30 pm IST. Chief Sam Altman shares the developer community’s enthusiasm as they eagerly await the event. 

However, a recent report unveiled a series of important conference updates that got leaked. 

Firstly, Gizmo V8, the latest prototype of ChatGPT, boasts a fresh and upgraded appearance, accompanied by a multitude of novel functionalities. Leaked details reveal a comprehensive feature set, including a Sandbox for importing, testing, and enhancing existing chatbots, custom actions for defining extra chatbot capabilities via OpenAPI specifications, the ability to attach knowledge files for reference, basic tools like web browsing and image creation, an analytics feature to monitor and scrutinise chatbot usage data, the capability to save and share chatbot drafts, the option to publicly distribute completed chatbots, easy setup, and management of chatbot sharing, and access to a marketplace for searching and deploying chatbots developed by other users.

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In another upcoming update to ChatGPT, a new feature called “Context Connectors” is set to be introduced, which will enable ChatGPT to connect with external apps such as Microsoft 365 and Google Drive.

These custom GPTs will offer unique functionalities and the ability to access specific APIs through a function-calling mechanism. The release of this feature is expected in the coming weeks and will initially be available to ChatGPT Plus users.

Another important update is the GPT Builder or Magic Creator, which has unveiled the ability for users to personalise and distribute their AI assistants or craft entirely new GPTs. The leak revealed that these features can be found within the public client-side source code but are not yet accessible to everyone. With GPT Builder, one can tailor their AI assistants by furnishing them with a name, description, custom directives, conversation prompts, files such as a Code Interpreter, specific functionalities, and actions.

Additionally, GPT Builder harnesses DALL-E 3 to generate profile pictures for these GPTs. Notably, users can incorporate functions directly within the application and also introduce “Custom Actions” with options like none, API Key, or OAuth Authorisation. These custom GPTs will offer unique functionalities and the ability to access specific APIs through a function calling.

Meanwhile, OpenAI recently pulled the plug on a project codenamed Arrakis in its quest for AGI. The intention was to create a smaller, cost-effective model to enhance chatbot efficiency, akin to Meta’s LLaMA and Llama 2, adopted by Microsoft. However, the company may even announce their first fully autonomous agent, named “Jarvis,” at the conference, a big move towards AGI.

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