The advent of large language models like ChatGPT is one of the most significant things to have happened to developers in recent years, especially R programmers.
R is a free, open-source programming language that’s used for statistical analysis, data visualization, data mining, and machine learning.
Even as powerful and versatile as R programming is, LLMs come as a great assistance to programmers or anyone looking to build projects with R code.
From helping to fix cryptic syntax and inscrutable compiler errors, AI has enabled a new era of conversational coding, where developers can converse with machines using plain language.
For anyone looking to build with ChatGPT and R code, below are some of the R language resources for ChatGPT.
TheOpenAIR
TheOpenAIR is an R package that utilizes OpenAI’s API to grant you access to their powerful LLMs directly within your R environment. This means you can leverage the language processing capabilities of models like ChatGPT and GPT-3.5-turbo right from your familiar R console.
It basically acts as a bridge, seamlessly integrating OpenAI’s large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT into your R workflows.
RTutor
RTutor is a game-changer for anyone who wants to harness the power of data without the need for extensive coding knowledge.
According to the official website, RTutor uses OpenAI’s powerful large language model to translate natural language into R code, which can then be executed. Anyone can request analysis by uploading data files (CSV, TSV/tab-delimited text files, and Excel). The tool then translates the natural language instructions into executable R code.
askgpt()
askgpt() has a very similar function as ChatGPT, only that it applies directly to R code. Using the package, developers would need to log into their OpenAI account and generate an API key that is automatically saved for the future once entered into RStudio.
The askgpt() function allows developers to bring ChatGPT right into their console, with which they can ask it to elaborate or explain something.
CodeLingo
CodeLingo is more like an AI-powered app that translates code from one programming language to another, including R, Java, Python, JavaScript, and many others.
The R ecosystem is constantly evolving, with new packages and functions emerging all the time. Democratizing data analysis, fostering creativity, and accelerating innovation – these are just the first chords in a symphony of change facilitated by the ecosystem is forming around ChatGPT and R language.
