I tested out the new Bing AI functionality. Here's my impressions.

[Guntater]

I met up with a friend who has access to the full capabilities of the new Bing. Here's what I think:

• First, I asked it to recommend one of the bars in my area. The results I got were similar to ChatGPT. I could hover over any underlined result to get more information, and the results had links to their source. As we "talked", it generated a new list with six different results. I then asked it about the hours of the second one, and the bot was able to understand what I meant and give me what I wanted. However, some of the links at the bottom of the result were not clickable.
• Then, I tried asking about a 3-day itinerary in the same location for a friend that was visiting me. The results were not bad, but I wished it provided direct links to purchase tickets for the suggested activities.
• I then asked the bot for help, wondering if it could be used for resources or answers for when I am feeling depressed. The links directed me to both local and faraway clinics and to some articles, and even a few ads. After clicking out of the chat, I saw hotline numbers as well as other mental health-related topics.
• I think it's definitely a fun new feature and while Microsoft still has a way to go and there are some kinks to work out, my friend and I agreed that general audiences might feel inclined to use it regularly.

 

[xReminisce]

• Then, I tried asking about a 3-day itinerary in the same location for a friend that was visiting me. The results were not bad, but I wished it provided direct links to purchase tickets for the suggested activities.

That may end up real badly though if it was the other way around.
if they showed direct links to purchase tickets
people would complain about MS only shoving offers down our throats and not giving us any informational details.

 

[Guntater]

That may end up real badly though if it was the other way around.
if they showed direct links to purchase tickets
people would complain about MS only shoving offers down our throats and not giving us any informational details.

Think about profit margins for MS: just make all of them referral links

 

[sandandkush]

Thanks for sharing your experience.

This reflects how search engine AI could dramatically reduce traffic to websites.

News websites and e-commerce sites will likely survive the chaos, but I can't say the same for informational websites.

 

[Guntater]

Thanks for sharing your experience.

This reflects how search engine AI could dramatically reduce traffic to websites.

News websites and e-commerce sites will likely survive the chaos, but I can't say the same for informational websites.

We need to ask ourselves if there will be some sort of attempt at balancing well-established entities with smaller websites and who will be doing the actual fact-checking (cause users obviously won't).

 

[xReminisce]

Think about profit margins for MS: just make all of them referral links

Would probably receive just as bad backlash as Brave received when they pulled that kind of thing

 

[Marko T]

• And then I went to Google to find bars in my area, and I did. Then I clicked on the Google Maps to get a route. And I got it.

 

[Guntater]

• And then I went to Google to find bars in my area, and I did. Then I clicked on the Google Maps to get a route. And I got it.

Remember that we're talking about Bing

 

[Lwartini]

• And then I went to Google to find bars in my area, and I did. Then I clicked on the Google Maps to get a route. And I got it.

Bing: All in once place

 

[Deleted member 657006]

Thank you for looking into the ai with bing
Microsoft ai does not even come close to cpt at all.

The truth is copywrite cases have hit the roof with Microsoft.

Cpt 4 is used via bing but it not tuned like how cpt is.

I no you gonna say but it all cpt it not with Microsoft ai there version not grate.

Anyway short story ai is cpt free or paid better.

 

[BlackhatSatoshi]

I met up with a friend who has access to the full capabilities of the new Bing. Here's what I think:

• First, I asked it to recommend one of the bars in my area. The results I got were similar to ChatGPT. I could hover over any underlined result to get more information, and the results had links to their source. As we "talked", it generated a new list with six different results. I then asked it about the hours of the second one, and the bot was able to understand what I meant and give me what I wanted. However, some of the links at the bottom of the result were not clickable.
• Then, I tried asking about a 3-day itinerary in the same location for a friend that was visiting me. The results were not bad, but I wished it provided direct links to purchase tickets for the suggested activities.
• I then asked the bot for help, wondering if it could be used for resources or answers for when I am feeling depressed. The links directed me to both local and faraway clinics and to some articles, and even a few ads. After clicking out of the chat, I saw hotline numbers as well as other mental health-related topics.
• I think it's definitely a fun new feature and while Microsoft still has a way to go and there are some kinks to work out, my friend and I agreed that general audiences might feel inclined to use it regularly.

Is it rolled out , where can I test it ?

 

[nakamura]

Is it rolled out , where can I test it ?

You have to join the waitlist on here: https://www.bing.com/new

 

[BlackhatSatoshi]

You have to join the waitlist on here: https://www.bing.com/new

Got it, Thanks

 

[Guntater]

Has anybody else had a chance to test out the new Bing functionality and/or Bard?

For now it's 1-0 for Microsoft, it seems.