Key points
- Apps SDK launched for developers worldwide
- Partners include Spotify, Booking, Canva, Zillow
- Interactive features like maps and playlists
SAN FRANCISCO, United States: OpenAI has launched a new App Integration feature for ChatGPT, allowing the popular AI chatbot — with over 800 million weekly users — to interact directly with real-world apps like Spotify, Booking.com, Canva, and Zillow.
Announced by CEO Sam Altman at the company’s annual Developer Day, the new Apps SDK enables users to perform tasks such as creating playlists, booking hotels, or browsing homes — all within ChatGPT’s interface, marking a major leap in conversational AI functionality.
The new feature, Apps SDK, allows ChatGPT to interact with various apps to select music, search for real estate, or explore hotel and flight booking sites, reports AFP.
Initial partners, including Booking.com, Canva, Coursera, Figma, Expedia, Spotify and Zillow, launched Monday in markets where their services operate.
Additional partners, including Uber, AllTrails and DoorDash, are expected later this year.
Deployment of data-heavy AI tools
However, the feature is not yet available in Europe, where rules on the deployment of data-heavy AI tools are stricter.
The move marks a significant expansion of ChatGPT’s capabilities, blending traditional interactive elements like maps and playlists with conversational AI.
Users could, for example, ask “Spotify, make a playlist for my party this Friday” and have the music streaming app intervene within the chat.
ChatGPT can also suggest apps when relevant to the conversation.
For example, if a user is discussing buying a new home, ChatGPT can turn to the Zillow app to browse listings matching their budget on an interactive map inside ChatGPT.
