Following the announcement of Bing Picture Creator, Microsoft has dropped one other replace to the ever-popular improved Bing and launched ‘Information Playing cards 2.0’. These data playing cards will seem on the correct facet of the Bing search outcomes web page and assist give customers a deeper perception into subjects they’re interested by, however in handy bite-sized chunks.

These nuggets of data embrace details, timelines, and associated subjects all generated by AI. In fact, that final bit does make us a bit of cautious, as Microsoft’s Bing AI does have a historical past of creating stuff up. However we’re hopeful that Microsoft has achieved its due diligence and wouldn’t roll one thing like this out with out ensuring the bot has its details straight.

The weblog submit from the official web site additionally particulars that the data panels are accompanied by Tales; Bing will now put out AI-generated tales that may add extra context to your space of curiosity within the search engine, utilizing textual content, photos, and video. These can be accessible to all Bing customers in English, French, Japanese, German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, and Arabic.

The regular stream of updates from Microsoft does present that the corporate isn’t solely dedicated to evolving and bettering its AI-powered product, but in addition that it could accomplish that shortly. Whether or not you’re finest pals with Google Bard or not, you do must admit that we’ve but to see them begin dropping enjoyable and funky updates in the identical method Microsoft is. We famous earlier this month that Bing AI is slowly however steadily poaching customers from Google, and that is doubtless one of many fundamental causes.
 

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Alongside the Information Playing cards, Microsoft has additionally elevated Bing Chat’s session restrict from 15 to 20 turns. The Vice President of Microsoft Bing’s Development and Distribution staff, Michael Schechter, confirmed in a tweet that the corporate did additionally check out bringing the each day chat restrict as much as 200.

MSpoweruser famous that whereas the elevated chat restrict could also be a constructive change, customers are nonetheless asking the corporate to deal with the 2000-character restrict on Bing’s AI chat. 

Whereas we might be able to work across the character restrict if we’re allowed to take care of longer interactions, it’s a request we hope Microsoft will get round to addressing quickly so we will see how Bing performs in long-form textual content. 

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As a giant fan of Google Bard, it’s nonetheless relatively simple to see why so many individuals are gravitating in direction of Bing as an alternative. I benefit from the regular and constant tone Bard has, and the person interface is reassuring and simple to navigate, however we Google followers are merely not getting the sort of updates Bing followers are.

That may make it tremendous tempting to maneuver over to Microsoft’s facet. Google has but to place out main updates or introduce any important new options to Bard and we will’t be certain how dependable such updates can be once they do arrive. Clearly, Microsoft is utilizing OpenAI’s GPT-Four and so has entry to different merchandise developed by Open AI, like DALL-E.

Google creating its personal bot from the bottom up does clarify the delays a bit of bit, however I’m undecided how lengthy individuals can be keen to attend – notably when it looks as if each week Microsoft is saying a brand new replace, exhibiting off new assessments and potential new options.

I’m hopeful that Google will catch up as soon as the corporate has its footing on this new, bizarre terrain of AI-powered client tech, however till then we will all get acquainted with Microsoft’s newest replace and muse over whether or not we’re all going to be utilizing Microsoft Edge so we will use Bing AI. What a shake-up that might be.