New Delhi , Microsoft has announced that it is expanding the preview of AI-powered bing And rolling it out to Android and iOS users on the Bing and Edge apps, along with new features like voice input. The preview was first released to desktop users on February 7th and has since signed up over 1 million users through a waitlist program. Microsoft also said it is also releasing Bing for Skype to provide quick and informative responses to user questions during group chats.
Users who have access to the desktop preview can start using the new Bing experiences on mobile starting today. The big tech company said that users on the waiting list will have to wait till their request is accepted.
Available from the homepage of the Edge mobile app, the new AI-powered experience in Bing will allow users to speak with the chatbot, ask complex questions and receive answers and quotes. Users can choose to display answers in bullet points or in text. They can also search Bing using voice prompts with the new voice feature.
“Because we know that 64% of searches happen on mobile phones, we’re releasing the all-new Bing and Edge mobile apps to serve as co-pilots for the web even when you’re away from your desktop Yousuf Mehdi, corporate vice president and chief consumer marketing officer, said in a statement.
Mehdi further said that AI-powered Bing on Skype will assist users when they are collaborating with friends and family. According to Mehdi, Skype has more than 36 million daily users.
“Just add Bing to the group, as you would any Skype contact, and you can now ask Bing to answer questions and provide information for the whole group,” he added.
At the time of the announcement of the new AI-powered Bing on February 7, Mehdi said that the new Bing runs on the next-generation OpenAI large language model, which is more powerful than ChatGPT and specially optimized for search.
“It draws on important learnings and advances from ChatGPT and GPT-3.5 – and is even faster, more accurate and more capable,” Mehdi said.
Last week, AI researcher Dimitri Brereton claimed that the AI-powered Bing search engine erred several times during its demo on the day of the announcement and even generated gimmicky information.
Microsoft acknowledged that the system may make errors during the preview period.
“User feedback is important in helping us identify where things are not working well so that we can learn and help improve the model. A company spokesperson said in a statement on February 14, We are committed to improving the quality of this experience over time.
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