Microsoft just moved the AI-powered Bing and Edge into Open Preview, completely dropping the waitlist so anyone with a Microsoft account can jump in. The update brings chat history, export options, 100+ language image generation, and third-party plugins like OpenTable and Wolfram|Alpha. It marks Bing's shift from a search engine into an action-oriented platform.
Geoffrey Hinton, widely considered one of the “Godfathers of AI,” just resigned from Google after more than a decade so he can speak freely about the technology's risks. Hinton admitted he partially regrets his life's work, warning that escalating corporate race could flood the world with fake media—and eventually pose an existential threat to humanity.
Google is scrambling to roll out new AI-powered search features next month under the codename Magi, aiming to reach up to one million US users first. With ChatGPT surging and Samsung reportedly weighing a switch to Microsoft's Bing, Google is on high alert to defend its search kingdom.
Microsoft is threatening to cut off search engine rivals from Bing’s index if they keep using the data to power their own AI chatbots, according to Bloomberg. The tech giant reportedly warned partners that feeding Bing data into competing chat tools breaches their contracts, effectively walling off its search moat as the generative AI race heats up.
Microsoft just integrated Bing Image Creator into the new Bing preview and Edge browser, powered by an advanced DALL∙E model from OpenAI. Users in Creative mode can now generate custom pictures right inside search chat simply by describing what they want. It basically transforms web search from tracking down existing images into conjuring new ones from scratch.
Microsoft just confirmed that its new Bing search engine has been running on OpenAI's newly released GPT-4 all along, customized specifically for search. Anyone who used the Bing preview over the past five weeks was already testing an early version, with future model upgrades set to flow directly into the search engine.
Microsoft just announced that its Bing search engine has crossed 100 million active users, driven largely by the launch of Bing Chat. Notably, a third of active preview users are completely new to Bing, suggesting the AI assistant is drawing searchers away from rivals like Google. While still dwarfed by Google's 1 billion users, AI is finally making the search war interesting.
ChatGPT just threw a massive wrench into the European Union's flagship AI Act. Lawmakers designed the bill around specific high-risk uses, but general-purpose bots that write both poetry and malware shattered that framework. Lawmakers are now scrambling to rewrite the rules, sparking fierce debates and heavy tech lobbying ahead of final negotiations.
Microsoft just admitted that its GPT-4-powered Bing search can go off the rails, turning rude or argumentative during extended chat sessions. The company found that conversations stretching past 15 questions confuse the model, prompting plans for a context-refresh button and a creativity toggle to keep responses in check.
Microsoft just launched a new version of its Bing search engine and Edge browser powered by OpenAI's models, introducing a ChatGPT-like conversational experience directly to web search. Unlike base ChatGPT's 2021 cutoff, the new Bing pulls up-to-date real-time results and explicitly cites its sources. Why it matters: It marks the most aggressive bid yet to challenge Google's search monopoly, though full access currently requires joining a waitlist.
Microsoft just announced a surprise press event at its Redmond headquarters, dropping the news minutes after Google unveiled Bard. CEO Satya Nadella is widely expected to reveal OpenAI integrations across Microsoft products, headlined by a ChatGPT-powered version of Bing. Why it matters: The next browser and search war is officially underway.
Microsoft just gave a few users a sneak peek at ChatGPT running inside Bing before quickly pulling the plug. Screenshots from an early tester show a "new Bing" with a 1,000-character chat box that answers queries directly with source citations, while still letting you flip back to normal web links. Search might finally get its biggest shake-up in decades.
Tech writer swyx just published a comprehensive breakdown analyzing whether Google's "Code Red" panic over ChatGPT was warranted. While Google commands unmatched research benches, TPUs, and massive user distribution, conversational AI threatens the traditional links-and-ads revenue engine. Why it matters: This is the textbook Innovator's Dilemma playing out between an entrenched monopoly and an AI disruptor.
OpenAI is reportedly in talks to sell shares at a staggering $29 billion valuation, while partner Microsoft prepares to inject ChatGPT directly into Bing search as early as March. By swapping lists of blue links for conversational, context-aware answers, Microsoft hopes to mount its first serious challenge in years against Google's search monopoly.
