The new version of Bing launches today on desktop in limited preview. Mobile version also coming
Microsoft’s new versions of Bing and Edge are available to try beginning Tuesday.
Jordan Novet | CNBC
Microsoft said the new AI-powered Bing search and Edge browser will launch on Tuesday for desktop in a limited preview. That means users will get a limited number of queries to search during the initial period.
The company said a waitlist will be available for the full version and said it will be available to millions of people in the coming weeks. Microsoft also plans a mobile version of Bing.
Later, during a Q&A session with reporters, the company said that it plans to eventually bring its AI-powered chat features to all browsers, though it’s starting with Microsoft Edge first. Edge will also have some unique features that won’t be offered on competing browsers.
— Jordan Novet
OpenAI’s Sam Altman confirms Microsoft is using its GPT AI to power these tools
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at Microsoft’s event
Jordan Novet | CNBC
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed that Microsoft incorporated some of OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 language technologies into Bing to improve its capabilities.
So, there you have it. Microsoft is using OpenAI’s GPT technologies to supercharge the new and improved Bing. But not the ChatGPT tool itself, which has taken the world by storm. Still, the functions seem quite similar.
“I feel like I’ve been waiting for this for 20 years so I’m very happy it’s here,” Altman said.
— Jonathan Vanian
Microsoft announces new AI-powered Bing homepage that you can chat with
Bing with Chat
Jordan Novet | CNBC
Microsoft just announced a new AI-powered Bing homepage, with an expanded chat box that can answer more than just factual questions.
The new Bing can:
- Answer questions with lots of context similar to the way ChatGPT does.
- Create itineraries for trips. So, for example, you can ask it to “Plan a five-day trip to Mexico.”
- You can continue to ask it more questions. So, if you use the example of…
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