Solana Labs' ChatGPT Plugin Allows AI to Fetch Blockchain Data
Solana (SOL) blockchain users will soon be able to interact with the network through an open-source plugin enabled on OpenAI's artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT. The ChatGPT plugin is developed by Solana Labs, the development firm behind the Solana blockchain, which allows AI chatbots to check wallet balances, transfer Solana-native tokens, and purchase non-fungible tokens when OpenAI makes plugins available.
The open-source reference implementation for a ChatGPT plugin lets users interact with the Solana network directly from ChatGPT. Users will also be able to check wallet balances, transfer tokens, and purchase NFTs once ChatGPT plugins are available.
ChatGPT plugins work by retrieving information from online sources and interacting with third-party websites to respond to commands requested by the user. Solana Labs is encouraging developers to test using the open-source code to retrieve on-chain data that they may be interested in.
The new ChatGPT plugin can retrieve a list of NFTs owned by a particular Solana address, which shares an attached metadata link to the NFT, presumably sourced from Solana Labs' block explorer.
It is unclear when the plugin will be launched when OpenAI provides the plugin feature available to all. While many users are excited about the new plugin, some have questioned what benefit it would bring to the ecosystem.
Solana Labs is now placing more focus on AI, having announced on April 25 that it would provide $1 million in funding toward projects that build AI tools on Solana. As for OpenAI, the company announced on April 25 that ChatGPT users can now "turn off" their chat history, thanks to a new privacy feature.
The new privacy feature comes as Italy recently became the first European country to ban ChatGPT until it complies with the European Union's user privacy laws pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
