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Show HN: A package manager for AI plugins

82 points by maccaw 3y ago

andybak 3y ago
Can you clarify what an "AI plugin" is?
- Wingy 3y ago
  Looks to me that by AI they mean ChatGPT.
  - andybak 3y ago
    Yes but these are APIs - not specifically ones with GPT plugins? I'm really not sure... EDIT - they are APIs with the neccesary metadata to be used as GPT plugins. I was confused by the fact they aren't listed in GPT when you're in plugin mode - but that's just the officially vetted list. (Before that I was confused by the interchangable use of "plugin" and "api" and the the use of "AI" when OP specifically seems to mean "ChatGPT"...)
- spencerchubb 3y ago
  I am wondering the same thing
Blahah 3y ago
This looks like it works with Chatgpt. Any plans to make it work with the rest of the LLM landscape? Langchain integration for example would be great for adoption.
- maccaw 3y ago
  We've made it pretty abstract, so it should play nicely with langchain etc. We're all open-source and using open protocols like OpenAPI. You make a good point though. We should write a langchain plugin to our API.
  - lionkor 3y ago
    In what way is OpenAI an "open protocol"?
    - thomc 3y ago
      They said OpenAPI is an open protocol, not OpenAI.
maccman 3y ago
We have also published two packages to help you get started. Cloudflare worker for building AI plugins. https://github.com/team-openpm/cloudflare-basics-ai-plugin https://github.com/team-openpm/cloudflare-basics-ai-plugin WorkGPT - framework for working with GPT functions. https://github.com/team-openpm/workgpt https://github.com/team-openpm/workgpt Everything is open source.
croes 3y ago
Is there any kind of security review or is it a new kind of npm that is open to supply chain attacks. Considering what kind of data people are giving to AI, security is an important issue
AHOHA 3y ago
Would appreciate openAI stops monopolizing the word AI, few years later they might get like Apple suing everyone with take down notices for everyone who’s using it.. also not impressed by anything open AI, as long as it’s isn’t open source and always under their mercy for pricing, restrictions, etc., I would rather use something else that’s community based.
- mirekrusin 3y ago
  Their direction is clear: * closed * pay per usage api to make money and have ability to shut down users * hide their research results * quickly build up data * quickly advance with Microsoft in bed * lobby law makers to regulate it * ...so entry barrier is higher for competition * ...so they secure as much pie for themselves as possible * exploit any other means to increase their dominant position and keep throwing rocks at others if possible They're open-for-business, not open-source. The best we can do is ignore them and support alternatives.
  - troupo 3y ago
    > exploit any other means to increase their dominant position and keep throwing rocks at others if possible Aka: OpenAI: we welcome regulation EU: https://softwarecrisis.dev/letters/the-truth-about-the-eu-act/ https://softwarecrisis.dev/letters/the-truth-about-the-eu-ac... OpenAI: no-no-no, not like that
  - AHOHA 3y ago
    Exactly why I personally never used their API
- avarun 3y ago
  This website is not created by OpenAI and has nothing to do with them monopolizing the term AI... Are you sure you're not confusing OpenAPI and OpenAI? OpenAPI is a spec for HTTP APIs. Many AI applications are giving language models the capability to interact with OpenAPI documented APIs.
  - 3y ago
mcmcmc 3y ago
So this is just an API hub right? Nothing seems particularly AI other than the marketing. There are more non-AI APIs than AI related ones in the search preview

82 points by maccaw 3y ago

andybak 3y ago

Can you clarify what an "AI plugin" is?

Wingy 3y ago
Looks to me that by AI they mean ChatGPT.
- andybak 3y ago
  Yes but these are APIs - not specifically ones with GPT plugins? I'm really not sure... EDIT - they are APIs with the neccesary metadata to be used as GPT plugins. I was confused by the fact they aren't listed in GPT when you're in plugin mode - but that's just the officially vetted list. (Before that I was confused by the interchangable use of "plugin" and "api" and the the use of "AI" when OP specifically seems to mean "ChatGPT"...)
spencerchubb 3y ago
I am wondering the same thing

Blahah 3y ago

This looks like it works with Chatgpt. Any plans to make it work with the rest of the LLM landscape? Langchain integration for example would be great for adoption.

maccaw 3y ago
We've made it pretty abstract, so it should play nicely with langchain etc. We're all open-source and using open protocols like OpenAPI. You make a good point though. We should write a langchain plugin to our API.
- lionkor 3y ago
  In what way is OpenAI an "open protocol"?
  - thomc 3y ago
    They said OpenAPI is an open protocol, not OpenAI.

maccman 3y ago

We have also published two packages to help you get started. Cloudflare worker for building AI plugins. https://github.com/team-openpm/cloudflare-basics-ai-plugin https://github.com/team-openpm/cloudflare-basics-ai-plugin WorkGPT - framework for working with GPT functions. https://github.com/team-openpm/workgpt https://github.com/team-openpm/workgpt Everything is open source.

croes 3y ago

Is there any kind of security review or is it a new kind of npm that is open to supply chain attacks. Considering what kind of data people are giving to AI, security is an important issue

AHOHA 3y ago

Would appreciate openAI stops monopolizing the word AI, few years later they might get like Apple suing everyone with take down notices for everyone who’s using it.. also not impressed by anything open AI, as long as it’s isn’t open source and always under their mercy for pricing, restrictions, etc., I would rather use something else that’s community based.

mirekrusin 3y ago
Their direction is clear: * closed * pay per usage api to make money and have ability to shut down users * hide their research results * quickly build up data * quickly advance with Microsoft in bed * lobby law makers to regulate it * ...so entry barrier is higher for competition * ...so they secure as much pie for themselves as possible * exploit any other means to increase their dominant position and keep throwing rocks at others if possible They're open-for-business, not open-source. The best we can do is ignore them and support alternatives.
- troupo 3y ago
  > exploit any other means to increase their dominant position and keep throwing rocks at others if possible Aka: OpenAI: we welcome regulation EU: https://softwarecrisis.dev/letters/the-truth-about-the-eu-act/ https://softwarecrisis.dev/letters/the-truth-about-the-eu-ac... OpenAI: no-no-no, not like that
- AHOHA 3y ago
  Exactly why I personally never used their API
avarun 3y ago
This website is not created by OpenAI and has nothing to do with them monopolizing the term AI... Are you sure you're not confusing OpenAPI and OpenAI? OpenAPI is a spec for HTTP APIs. Many AI applications are giving language models the capability to interact with OpenAPI documented APIs.
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mcmcmc 3y ago

So this is just an API hub right? Nothing seems particularly AI other than the marketing. There are more non-AI APIs than AI related ones in the search preview