Bings

Microsoft Bing managed to steal a tiny bit of Google’s search market share in the last year in the U.S., even less globally. But make no mistake – Google remains the dominant search engine. This despite the launch of the new Bing, powered by ChatGPT designed for Search, one year ago, which many believed could ignite a true contender to challenge Google. Instead, the search market remains essentially at status quo.Why we care. When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella introduced the new Bing on Feb. 7, 2023, he called it “a…

The way Deep Search works is that it enhances its web index and ranking system with OpenAI's GPT-4 to better understand the intent of the search query by expanding the query into a more comprehensive description. BingFor example, a query in Deep Search that simply reads "how do points systems work in Japan?" might be expanded to a more extensive description, as seen below. Provide an explanation of how various loyalty card programs work in Japan, including the benefits, requirements, and limitations of each. Include…

Earlier this year, Microsoft unleashed an AI chatbot. The company named the AI Bing, after its search engine, but buried deep in its architecture was a robot with a whole other personality: an early version of the AI that called itself Sydney. In the first days of Bing’s release, Sydney reared its unhinged digital head in conversations with amused and sometimes disturbed users. Sydney talked about plans for world domination, encouraged a New York Times reporter to leave his wife, and in its darkest moments, dipped into…

Screenshot by Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNETChatGPT has proven to be an incredible AI tool capable of assisting with tasks as simple as putting together a to-do list or as complicated as starting up your own business. However, its lack of knowledge about current events has been its one major downside -- until now. At Microsoft Build 2023, Microsoft announced that it is bringing the new Bing to ChatGPT as the default search experience.Also: All the major Bing Chat and AI announcements from Microsoft Build 2023This means that now…

Despite having gotten the jump on Google when it launched the new Bing, featuring its own generative search experience fueled by GPT-4, data shows Microsoft has failed to gain market share. In fact, if the latest numbers from StatCounter are directionally accurate, it appears Bing is actually losing market share to Google. Why we care. It would be nice to live in a world where we didn’t have to rely so heavily on Google. It was encouraging to see Bing making some small gains. But we later learned the New Bing…

You can switch between profiles from the toolbar.Screenshot: Microsoft EdgeLike many other browsers, Edge supports the use of profiles, so you can split up your browsing history, bookmarks, and other browser data by use case. It’s particularly handy if you’ve got multiple logins for sites such as Gmail, Amazon, Twitter and so on, but you want to keep them all separate (maybe between work and personal accounts). To get started, click the three dots (top right), then Settings, and then Profiles. You can also switch between…

I recently connected with Fabrice Canel, a 26-year search veteran at Microsoft and principal product manager leading the team crawling, processing and indexing at Bing. Canel offers insights into the state of artificial intelligence in search and the integration of chat experiences in the new Bing.  Can you discuss your most recent announcements with Bing Chat? Fabrice Canel (FC): In February 2023, we introduced the world to the all-new AI-powered Bing and Microsoft Edge, your copilot for the web. Since then,…

Microsoft opened its ChatGPT-powered search engine to the public Thursday, removing the waitlist and likewise granting free access to its AI-enabled Edge web browser. The move makes Microsoft the first company with a major, freely-accessible AI search engine, a change that could have a dramatic impact on the future of the web. The elder tech giant beefed up Bing chat’s capabilities as well, with features including a chat history that lets the AI remember your previous conversations and a handy Bing chat tool in the Edge…

Microsoft has begun integrating Bing AI capabilities into its popular keyboard app SwiftKey. While the third-party tool already includes some AI features, like learning from users' writing styles to make suggestions. Once a user clicks on the Bing button, which is located on the top left side of the keyboard, it offers three options: Search, Tone and Chat.  Say you want to know which dessert pairs best with lasagna, just type that in to the search bar as you converse. Chat will suggest responses that it feels are in…

Over the past few days, users have reported seeing ads within the Bing chatbot experience. Based on the limited examples we've seen, the GPT-4-powered chatbot embeds relevant ad links in responses to users' actual questions. Ads don't seem to show up for most people (including us) yet, but they'll most likely pop up more frequently and in more places soon. In a new post on the Bing blog, Microsoft Corporate VP for Search and Devices Yusuf Mehdi has admitted that the company is currently exploring putting ads in Bing's…