The Wolfram ChatGPT plugin is a tool that allows the AI model to access dynamic computation and curated data from WolframAlpha and Wolfram Cloud.
It’s used to perform complex calculations, data analysis, plotting, data import, and information retrieval.
The plugin can understand natural language queries about entities in various fields such as chemistry, physics, geography, history, art, astronomy, and more. It can also perform mathematical calculations, date and unit conversions, formula solving, etc.
The Wolfram plugin is used by developers, researchers, data scientists, educators, students, and anyone who needs to perform complex computations or retrieve specific data. It’s especially useful when the AI model’s built-in knowledge is not sufficient or up-to-date.
The plugin works by sending queries to Wolfram’s services and returning the results. There are two main endpoints: getWolframAlphaResults and getWolframCloudResults. The former is used for natural-language queries in English, while the latter is used for problems solvable with Wolfram Language code.
Once the plugin is installed, you can use it to ask ChatGPT any question that you would ask Wolfram|Alpha. For example, you can ask ChatGPT to:
- Calculate the area of a circle
- Find the nearest Starbucks
- Translate a sentence from English to Spanish
- Get the weather forecast for tomorrow
- Solve a math problem
- Write a poem
- Generate code
- And much more!
Wolfram use cases
Here are some example prompts for different use cases:
- Mathematical calculation:
solve x^2 - 3x + 2 = 0 - Unit conversion:
convert 100 miles to kilometers - Historical data:
Who was the president of the United States in 1980 - Scientific data:
atomic number of gold - Complex computations using Wolfram Language code:
Plot [Sin[x], {x, 0, 2 Pi}]
The results returned by the plugin can be used to provide detailed and accurate responses to user queries. The plugin also provides assumptions and suggestions for refining queries, which can be used to improve the relevance and accuracy of the results.
Wolfram Chatgpt in action
I asked the plugin to plot a function sin(x) over the interval from 0 to 2π, and it returned the following:
Stephen Wolfram Chatgpt
Stephen Wolfram is the founder and CEO of Wolfram Research, the company that developed Wolfram Alpha and Wolfram Language, which are the underlying technologies used by this plugin.
So, while Stephen Wolfram is not directly involved in the creation or operation of the plugin, his work and the technologies developed by his company are integral to its function.
