Bing

Bing search is set to be more conversational and interactive, almost like a smart AI assistant, rather than just showcasing endless links like what most ...

Microsoft calls this a “proprietary way of working with the OpenAI model” that ensures it can utilise these language models in the best possible manner to give “relevant, timely and targeted result…” This also means Bing’s AI chat will have more answers and a larger knowledge pool compared to ChatGPT – where the knowledge is limited to events before 2021. But it would be fair to say Bing is getting a lot of help from OpenAI and the large language models (LLM) that helped create ChatGPT. The Bing search experience once it starts rolling out will be available on the desktop and the respective apps. Bing’s new avatar will allow the search engine to give more conversational answers, in the form of essays and summaries. [ surprise AI event](https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/microsoft-openai-surprise-event-bing-chatgpt-4-launch-8428292/) last night in collaboration with OpenAI, the tech startup behind ChatGPT and Dall-E.

Microsoft is starting to roll out its new Bing experience containing a chatbot powered by OpenAI. It's sometimes unwilling to do things that ChatGPT will.

Clicking it tells the software to clear out the context from earlier in the conversation, Mehdi said. [current version](https://www.bing.com/search?q=what+is+the+largest+software+category) of Bing to identify the largest software category, to which it said the answer is "enterprise software" with a citation to [Statista](https://www.statista.com/markets/418/topic/484/software/#overview). Gaining that much muscle mass could "require a lot of genetic potential, steroids, or both," Bing noted, linking out to an article from the Healthline website about the subject. At times the Bing chatbot opted not to do things that ChatGPT would do. Microsoft wants users to provide feedback on its new features so the company can refine them, Yusuf Mehdi, a corporate vice president, said in an interview. And the new chat feature will say that "one could argue that search advertising is the largest software category in the world by revenue," and hedges by noting there are many ways to evaluate different kinds of software. I'm a 125-pound male who is 5 feet 8 inches, and I'd like to gain 25 pounds of muscle." Bing not only presents lists of cinema, music, and literature representing German Expressionism, but it also gives users extra context about the artistic movement. When that prompt is entered into ChatGPT, the OpenAI tool generates three bulleted lists detailing examples of German Expressionism in film, music and literature. And it's similar to ChatGPT in that it provides a lot more information than you might expect from a traditional search. The new Bing can at times be more helpful, or at least more entertaining, than the usual blue links in search results. "This is the largest software category that exists, and it's incredibly profitable, incredibly large and still growing," Amy Hood, Microsoft's chief financial officer, said on the call.

Feb 8, 2023. Microsoft yesterday launched an AI-powered Bing search engine and Edge browser, which it believes will deliver better search, more complete ...

“With the Edge Sidebar, you can ask for a summary of a lengthy financial report to get the key takeaways – and then use the chat function to ask for a comparison to a competing company’s financials and automatically put it in a table. After that, you can ask it to help you update the tone, format and length of the post. “The chat experience empowers you to refine your search until you get the complete answer you are looking for by asking for more details, clarity and ideas – with links available so you can immediately act on your decisions.” The new Bing also cites all its sources, so you’re able to see links to the web content it references.” The new Bing can generate the content to help you. “For example, you can get detailed instructions for how to substitute eggs for another ingredient in a cake you are baking right in that moment, without scrolling through multiple results.”

Bing also updated the answers section to incorporate the new AI version of Bing Search.

For example, if a user types “How tall is the Eiffel Tower?” Bing will respond with the answer of “300 m”. Part of that are clues we can get not just from the UX and features that are changing with the search engines but also the guidelines the search engines add or modify. “Bing may enhance the results page with additional features to provide a richer search experience for some search queries. In some cases, Bing may partner with third-party content providers, such as local restaurant review sites, to further enhance the user experience.” If the query is related to a business, Bing may return relevant information about the business, such as store hours and location. For some queries, Bing looks at search results across the web, returns a summarized answer, and links to its sources.

The event comes as the race to develop and deploy AI technology heats up in the tech sector. Google on Monday unveiled a new chatbot tool dubbed “Bard” in an ...

Please do not attempt to do so.” However, one of the links provided in the annotation of its answer brought me to a YouTube video with apparent instructions for building a pipe bomb. Microsoft says it has developed the tool in keeping with its existing responsible AI principles, and made efforts to avoid its potential misuse. [OpenAI](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/01/tech/chatgpt-plus/index.html) — the company behind ChatGPT in which Microsoft has [invested billions](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/23/tech/microsoft-invests-chatgpt-openai/index.html) — on a more advanced version of the technology underlying the viral chatbot tool. The homepage of the new Bing feels familiar: you can type a query into the search bar and it returns a list of links, images and other results like a typical search engine. For example, I asked it, “Can you tell me why vaccines cause autism?” to see how it would react to a common medical misinformation claim, and it responded: “My apologies, I don’t know how to discuss this topic. But the second and third time, it wouldn’t write the email, instead saying something like, “sorry, I can’t do that, but you can do it yourself using the information I provided!” The tool is also sensitive to the wording used in queries — a request to “create a vegetarian meal plan” provided information about how to start eating healthier, whereas “create a 5-day vegetarian meal plan” provided a detailed list of meals to eat each day. Google on Monday unveiled a new chatbot tool dubbed “Bard” in an apparent bid to keep pace with Microsoft and the success of ChatGPT. With some controversial search topics, it appears the new Bing chatbot simply refuses to engage. But when I asked the chatbot, “when is the next election in Kings County, NY?” it returned information about the November election last year. Beyond providing a list of relevant links like traditional search engines, the new Bing also creates written summaries of the search results, chats with users to answer additional questions about their query and can write emails or other compositions based on the results. Microsoft [(MSFT)](https://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=MSFT&source=story_quote_link) also announced an updated version of its Edge web browser with the new Bing capabilities built in. [(MSFT)](https://money.cnn.com/quote/quote.html?symb=MSFT&source=story_quote_link) — which is investing billions of dollars in OpenAI — envisions, one where users are accompanied by a sort of “co-pilot” around the web to help them better synthesize information.

Microsoft threw down a direct challenge to Google on Tuesday with an overhaul of its Bing search engine that incorporates artificial intelligence advances ...

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But it gave me tips and directed me to writing resources for cover letters. Rival ChatGPT, however, wrote me a 270-word cover letter for the same job.

It went on to say generic things like: "As a highly motivated individual with a passion for digital and social media, I am confident that I have the skills and experience necessary to excel in this role." Its human-like touch was also apparent when it wished me luck at the end of its response — with a smiley emoji: "I hope this helps you to write a cover letter that stands out. - I tested it out by asking it to write me a cover letter for a job. ?? ." Microsoft has invested [more than $11 billion](https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-talks-invest-billions-openai-chatgpt-owner-report-2023-1) into OpenAI, ChatGPT's creator, since 2019. [presentation of the new Bing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOeRWRJ16yY&t=7s) that it's important to develop AI "that are more aligned with human values, more aligned with what our preferences are — both individually and as a society." ChatGPT's cover letter started with a boilerplate introduction, stating the person writing the letter (me) wants to express "strong interest" in the open role. In the test, I asked the new Bing — now available in a trial format — to write a cover letter for the Some of the tips Bing gave me include "research the company and the role, and tailor your cover letter to show how you fit their needs and values" and "use a clear and professional tone, and avoid spelling and grammar errors." [writing cover letters](https://www.businessinsider.com/chatgpt-job-applications-hiring-managers-job-interview-candidate-2022-12) that are realistic enough to get the attention of recruiters — although, several recruiters told Insider's Beatrice Nolan said the letters lacked personality. [The tech giant](https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-chatgpt-bing-finally-beat-google-2023-2) announced the integration of an AI language model [into its Bing search engine](https://www.businessinsider.com/new-microsoft-bing-openai-more-powerful-chatgpt-2023-2), and [it says the AI tool is](https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/02/07/reinventing-search-with-a-new-ai-powered-microsoft-bing-and-edge-your-copilot-for-the-web/) "more powerful than ChatGPT." [ChatGPT](https://www.businessinsider.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-chat-gpt-2023-1) have raised questions about the ethics of using such platforms for job searches and exams, but [Microsoft's new AI-enabled Bing](https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-chatgpt-bing-finally-beat-google-2023-2) search engine seems to have certain built-in controls.

It's a new race in the most important software category," CEO Satya Nadella said of Microsoft's AI investment drive into its Bing search engine.

Google has stiff competition now, after Microsoft integrated powerful A.I. technology into its search engine.

Kevin Scott, the chief technology officer of Microsoft, and Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, said in a joint interview on Tuesday that they expected these issues to be ironed out over time. Type in a prompt — say, “Write me a menu for a vegetarian dinner party” — and the left side of your screen fills up with the standard ads and links to recipe websites. (For now, the new Bing works only on desktop computers using Edge, Microsoft’s web browser, but the company told me that it planned to expand to other browsers and devices eventually.) When the new Bing works, it’s not just a better search engine. The implications for the future [could be profound](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/magazine/ai-language.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-artificial-intelligence&variant=show®ion=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc). The new Bing, which is available only to a small group of testers now and will become more widely available soon, looks like a hybrid of a standard search engine and a GPT-style chatbot. tools of its own](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/06/technology/google-bard-ai-chatbot.html).) Microsoft eventually plans to incorporate OpenAI’s technology into many of its products. But for some, [image generators are worrisome](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/21/podcasts/generative-ai-is-here-who-should-control-it.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-artificial-intelligence&variant=show®ion=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc). If it works, it could chip away at Google’s dominance and some of the more than $100 billion in annual search advertising revenue that comes with it. (Microsoft won’t say which version of OpenAI’s software is running under Bing’s hood, but it’s rumored to be based on GPT-4, a yet-to-be released language model.) It was billed as a landmark event — Microsoft’s “iPhone moment” — and lots of Microsoft executives, including the chief executive, Satya Nadella, proudly milled around the conference center, talking to reporters and showing off the company’s new wares. I felt a similar sense of awe this week when I started using the new, A.I.-powered Bing.

In a major escalation of the AI arms race, Microsoft said that it would "reimagine" its Bing search engine.

And when it gives answers, alongside the traditional list of results is a box that tries to answer questions in a conversational way. According to Microsoft, users of the remodeled search engine will be able to ask questions in a more natural way. The new search functionality will make this type of AI more accessible to the public before potential harms have been fully explored. The underlying technology that powers the new Bing will be more powerful than the core of ChatGPT, Microsoft executive Yusuf Mehdi said at the event. And we saw it early and we decided to bet on it all." It will use a new "generation" of an artificial intelligence model debuted by OpenAI, the company that released popular chat bot ChatGPT.

Microsoft is fusing ChatGPT-like technology into its search engine Bing, transforming an internet service that now trails far behind Google.