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The introduction of ChatGPT plugins is one of the best things to happen to ChatGPT.
On March 19, 2024,OpenAI disabled ChatGPT Pluginconversations and completely removed them on April 9, 2024.
ChatGPT Plugins were removed because much of their functionality can be found incustom GPTs and the GPT Store.
However, a vast number of them perform similar functions, although with varying effectiveness.
Take PDF reader plugins, for instance.
A quick search for “PDF” will turn up a dozen PDF reader options.
Some of them work seamlessly, while others sputter and stall.
You’ll face a similar scenario when searching for link reader plugins.
There are a lot of them, but not all work as advertised.
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The entire ChatGPT plugins store is a trial-and-error terrain, with good, useful plugins scattered amidst useless gimmicks.
As the ChatGPT plugins store grows, this problem will inevitably be more pronounced.
There’s really no healthy way to tell what a group of plugins does from the other.
There’s no grouping at all.
As the number of plugins in the store keeps growing, this will eventually become a chaotic mess.
Introducing categorization will fix a lot of problems.
It’s not just consumers that categorization would help.
For example, take OpenAI’s ChatGPT’s Code Interpreter plugin.
Improved, granular, and lower-level access to ChatGPT’s underlying AI models.
The store can become an even more vibrant marketplace with sound policies and smart design choices.
The onus is on all stakeholdersusers, developers, and ChatGPT itselfto collaboratively guide the platform forward.
