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With Code Interpreter are we beginning to see the Swiss Army Knife of software applications?

 


As of yet, I don't have access to Code Interpreter for GPT 4. I have been able to watch several video's from people that do, this one, from the channel AI Explained, is the clearest that I have come across. It ably demonstrates the strengths and weaknesses. My explanation for it may be rather limited as opposed to you watching the video!

The GPT code interpreter is a plugin designed to extend the capabilities of GPT and enable it to understand and interact with various programming languages

The plugin offers GPT a working Python interpreter in a sandboxed environment, which allows it to execute code, analyze data, and handle uploads and downloads. The code interpreter can effectively solve mathematical problems, perform data analysis, and extract color from an image to create a palette.png. Additionally, it can allow GPT to do basic video editing, convert GIFs into longer MP4 videos, and create a visualized map from location data. It is these data analysis capabilities that are, mostly, highly impressive, and that will, in future, threaten to replace tasks in many jobs. A once fairly specialised sector may become commonplace, given people have access to such tools.

The code interpreter can also generate insightful visualizations on autopilot, clean data, and compare variables. The plugin can be used for real-time collaboration among team members, and it helps users understand the functionality of a given code snippet by breaking it down into simpler terms. Users can input code snippets, and the plugin will interpret, debug, or explain the code. The GPT code interpreter is a game-changer for both seasoned programmers and coding enthusiasts.

As the video states, this is just version one point zero. By this time next year, after three or four iterations, this will be a significant extension in utility, and aid to many professionals in many sectors. Just like many license holders of PhotoShop don't need or don't use many of the inherent capabilities of the application, many users don't need or couldn't afford or use the capabilities of such software as IBMs SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) there have been many occasions in many roles I've held where it would have been advantageous to have such capabilities for a low cost. Multimodal GPTs may well become the affordable, to many, Swiss army knives of software. 

All of this has made me wonder; what would be the results if/when GIS datasets are able to be interpreted in a similar manner, via a plugin. I can see many a strong case for such utility, but also the potential for many dangers, especially in the US where there's a lack of privacy concern by the legislature, in comparison to Europe.

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