Introducing the Latest AI Advancements with Microsoft Bing and Edge

Highlights

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• Bing is now in Open Preview, meaning anyone can try it without a waitlist. Bing uses powerful language models like OpenAI's GPT-4 to provide conversational and comprehensive answers to users' queries.

• Bing and Edge now support more visual input and output, such as images, videos, graphs and charts. Users can also use Bing Image Creator to generate images from text prompts in over 100 languages.

• Bing and Edge now allow users to save and share their chat conversations, as well as export them to different formats. Users can also access their chat history and resume their sessions across different web pages.

• Bing and Edge now introduce a new feature called "actions", which enables users to take actions on their queries and complete tasks. For example, users can book a flight, order food, or make a reservation with Bing and Edge.

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Microsoft has recently launched a new generation of AI-powered Bing and Edge to transform the way people search and browse the web. The new Bing and Edge aim to provide better answers, more visual results, persistent chat history, and new actions to help users complete tasks.

The new Bing is now in Open Preview, which means that anyone can sign up and try it without a waitlist. Bing uses powerful large language models like Open AI's GPT-4 to understand natural language queries and generate conversational responses. Bing also combines its vast search index with these models to provide current and cited information.

One of the main features of the new Bing is the ability to chat in natural language and get summarized answers to complex questions. For example, you can ask Bing about the best place to travel for someone with pollen allergies, or organize the last 10 years of worldwide volcanic activity into a table. Bing can also create images based on text prompts using its Image Creator feature, which supports over 100 languages.

Another feature of the new Bing is the support for more visual input and output. Bing can now respond with images, videos, graphs, and charts to enhance the user experience. Bing can also understand images and videos that users upload and find similar or related content. For example, you can upload an image of a sweater your friend was wearing and Bing will find you similar examples you can buy.

The new Edge browser also integrates with the new Bing to provide a seamless browsing experience. Users can now access their chat history with Bing and resume their conversations across different tabs. Users can also see the Bing responses in the Edge sidebar next to the articles they are reading, without switching tabs. Users can also share or export their chat conversations with Bing as PDF, text, or Word documents.

The new Bing and Edge also introduce a new feature called "actions" that allows users to take actions on their queries and complete tasks. For example, users can book a flight, order food, or make a reservation using Bing and Edge. Users can also use third-party apps and services that are built on top of Bing to enhance their productivity.

The new Bing and Edge are part of Microsoft's vision to make search more useful and engaging with AI. Microsoft claims that Bing has grown to exceed 100 million daily active users and that Edge has seen eight straight quarters of growth in its share. Microsoft also plans to make Bing more accessible by introducing it to the Windows taskbar, reaching over half a billion customers every month. You can read more about these changes in Microsoft's blog.