How to sign up for Microsoft’s AI-powered Bing search
Microsoft has launched a preview of its revamped Bing search engine featuring a ChatGPT-like OpenAI-powered language model.
OpenAI is the company behind the Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3 (GPT–3) language model and ChatGPT.
However, Microsoft has said Bing uses a “next-generation” OpenAI model that is more powerful than ChatGPT and customised for search.
“It takes key learnings and advancements from ChatGPT and GPT–3.5 – and it is even faster, more accurate and more capable,” Microsoft stated.
Microsoft also announced its proprietary “Prometheus model” for working with OpenAI’s tools.
“This combination [of capabilities and techniques] gives you more relevant, timely and targeted results, with improved safety,” it said.
In addition, Microsoft has applied OpenAI’s model to Bing’s core search algorithm.
“[This] led to the largest jump in relevance in two decades,” Microsoft said.
“With this AI model, even basic search queries are more accurate and more relevant.”
The two companies said their partnership also extends to implementing safeguards for the system.
“Together with OpenAI, we’ve also been intentional in implementing safeguards to defend against harmful content,” stated Microsoft.
Microsoft said its teams are working to address issues such as misinformation and disinformation, content blocking, data safety, and preventing the promotion of harmful or discriminatory content.
“The work we are doing with OpenAI builds on our company’s yearslong effort to ensure that our AI systems are responsible by design,” it said.
“We will continue to apply the full strength of our responsible AI ecosystem — including researchers, engineers and policy experts — to develop new approaches to mitigate risk.”
While a preview of the functionality is being showcased on the Bing homepage, Microsoft’s new AI-powered search is not yet generally available.
The company has a set of pre-written queries that you can click on to see what Bing’s chat interface might write back, including:
- I need to throw a dinner party for 6 people who are vegetarian. Can you suggest a 3-course menu with a chocolate dessert?
- I am planning a trip for our anniversary in September. What are some places we can go that are within a 3 hour flight from London Heathrow?
- Arts and crafts ideas, with instructions for a toddler using only cardboard boxes, plastic bottles, paper and string
- Plan me a workout for my arms and abs with no situps and no gym equipment. It should only take 30 minutes
