19 Oct, 2023

Another interesting consequence of models like GPT-3.5+ being able to call functions is that this ability can be used to render visual interfaces within a conversation.

Most developers choose to hide the result of function calls from users. It makes sense because the result is mostly for models to consume and may not necessarily be human-readable.

However, a more powerful pattern emerges when they're intentionally made visible to users. They can be used not only to render interfaces but also to run programs as part of a conversation.

Here's what that looks like.

Rendering interfaces within a conversation opens up novel ways for humans to interact with language models beyond text.

Interfaces also make it easier for humans to interpret function calls made in sequence. They offer a better way for us to precisely identify and debug exact locations of incorrect reasoning performed by the model.