Natural Language Interfaces to Software with GPT-4o Function Calling

Richie, a Senior Data Evangelist at DataCamp, shows you how to use the function calling features in the OpenAI API and GPT-4o to create a simple AI assistant that has a natural language interface.

Jul 11, 2024

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One of the most important use cases of large language models like GPT-4o is providing natural language interfaces to other software. That is, rather than pointing and clicking or typing commands, the user writes sentences describing what they want to do. This principle is the basis of AI agents, and is gradually making its way into traditional software too.

In this session, Richie, a Senior Data Evangelist at DataCamp, shows you how to use the function calling features in the OpenAI API and GPT-4o to create a simple AI assistant that has a natural language interface.

Key Takeaways:

Learn when and why natural language interfaces to software are useful.
Learn how to use the function calling features in the OpenAI API.
Learn how to architect AI applications.

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