What It’s Like To Use Microsoft’s AI-Powered Bing
Everyone has heard about artificial intelligence by now – especially with several new technologies being launched that use AI in recent years. After the ChatGPT revolution came several new AI-powered systems that focused on adding convenience to our lives. One of the most recent additions to the market comes from Microsoft, the company behind the Windows operating system and the popular Office applications. The company’s rival to Google, known as Bing, now includes several AI features. We look at what this means and what it is like to use the new AI-powered Bing.
Bing search is now enhanced with ChatGPT to improve the search experience for users. Image source – Microsoft
The Updated Bing
Bing has been a popular search engine for a long time, often thought of as the biggest rival to Google. The search engine was developed by Microsoft but wasn’t always as popular as it is today. There are now over one billion visits recorded on Bing every month, and with a market share of 2.47%, it is also now the second biggest search engine around the world.
Microsoft has updated Bing, along with Internet Explorer, which transitioned to Microsoft Edge, many times over the past few years. Deep integrations between Bing and Edge also make it easier to open a search on one device and then continue your activities on another device, especially with the use of the new mobile apps from Microsoft.
The CEO of Microsoft, along with the CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, explains that the new Bing will reshape technology in all categories in terms of software. Microsoft has already shown interest in AI through its investments in these technologies throughout the last couple of years. Now, the company is bringing AI to its own search engine – and it’s quite impressive what you are already able to achieve with these features.
The Integration Of ChatGPT In Bing
ChatGPT is a chatbot that was developed by OpenAI. The company specializes in the research and creation of artificial intelligence tools, with ChatGPT being their latest addition. In just a week following the launch of ChatGPT, the tool already had over one million users – and this figure continues to grow rapidly.
Thanks to the use of APIs, Microsoft worked closely with OpenAI in order to integrate their AI technology with Bing. There are several ways in which this AI can now be used when you decide to use Bing as your preferred search engine.
Microsoft didn’t only limit the integration to Bing itself but decided to take things a step further. This led to the introduction of a deeper integration between Bing, the search engine, and Edge, Microsoft’s default web browser.
Practical Ways To Use AI-Powered Bing
While it’s exciting to think of the new AI tools powering Bing searches, you may feel a bit confused when you head over to the Bing homepage. Many people won’t know where to start or what they can actually do with the new AI tools, so we are going to share a couple of use cases that you can consider:
Find Answers Faster
When you search for something in Bing, you will still get your expected list of websites that offer a good match for the search term. This, however, is no longer the only thing you will see on the search results page. On the right side, there will be a popup that provides you with the AI results too. The technology pulls data from the internet and uses this information to provide you with a concise answer – which means there is no need to filter through a large number of websites and pages before you are able to get an answer to your question.
Perhaps you are not sure what you can use as a substitute for eggs in food that you want to prepare. A quick search can give you a variety of substitutions without the need to navigate to any web pages.
Similarly, when you are working on a research project and just need to check a few facts, this new box will also be very useful. You can do a search and then get the answers you are looking for right on the search results page.
Helps You Write Emails
Another way that people are using the new AI tools from Bing is by asking the technology to write their emails. This particular feature is currently only available if you are using the Microsoft Edge browser, but it is still worth checking out. Sign into your email account on the browser, and click on the compose button to start a new email.
You’ll see a new button appear on your email software – and clicking it gives you the ability to provide prompts to the AI technology, which it will then use to create a professional email that you can send out. Whether you want to respond to a work interview request or want to create an email for your mailing list, this particular feature can be used in a variety of situations.
Search As A Conversation
According to Microsoft, the idea behind the implementation of ChatGPT with Bing is to make the search engine feel more like a conversation. You ask the search engine something, and it then provides you with a response in a conversation-like format.
This is revolutionizing how we use search engines. Over time, the conversational design will likely improve even more – which will make it feel like you are talking to a friend on the computer or your phone when you are actually doing a search to find answers to questions you have or problems that you are facing.
What Are The Current Limitations?
While many people have already switched over to Bing to try out the new AI-powered prompts and features, it is important to note that the technology is still at an early stage. This means we are likely to run into a few obstacles and limitations while using the software.
One of the major issues that people currently have with the new AI-powered Bing is the fact that a large number of features are not available on typical browsers like Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. This is due to the way that Bing is now integrated into Edge. Thus, you may feel a bit forced to switch to Edge as your preferred browser if you want to get the full range of benefits that these new AI tools offer.
Other than this, ChatGPT has revealed that there is no guarantee of accuracy in terms of content produced by the AI technology. The company behind ChatGPT also noted that even when things seem professional and well-written, there may be times when the data provided in these answers are not accurate or true. This is something that the experts behind these AI technologies are constantly working on, so the accuracy of the data provided by ChatGPT and its integration in Bing will surely improve over time.
Some people have also noted that they have difficulty getting a good answer from ChatGPT, even when they are descriptive in their requests. This issue may also carry over to Bing’s new update.
Conclusion
Microsoft has updated Bing with all-new artificial intelligent technologies. The combination of Microsoft Edge and Bing can provide several advantages in your daily life, especially due to the deep integration with ChatGPT. The technology might be new, but it has already made waves. We will surely see the technology grow even further in the coming months.
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Written by The Original PC Doctor on 25/2/2023.
