Two weeks ago Microsoft presented the new ChatGPT versions of Bing and Edge. The group is now continuing the integration. In addition to the iOS and Android versions of Bing and Edge, Skype will also receive the AI language model developed by OpenAI.
That the preview versions for the mobile apps from Bing and Edge are available, Microsoft announced in a blog post. Anyone who already has access to the new Bing version can use it.
With the mobile apps, the group takes into account that the majority of search queries are now made via smartphones. In the revised app versions, the chat can be started by tapping the Bing icon. Then the AI search engine can be used like the desktop version. Meanwhile, the search by voice input is new – but from now on this is possible both via the apps and the desktop version.
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Bing GPT as mobile version (image: Microsoft)
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Bing GPT as mobile version (Image: Microsoft)
Bing GPT in Skype (Image: Microsoft)According to Microsoft, more than 1 million people from 169 countries are already using the preview versions. Interested parties on the waiting list will be successively activated over the coming weeks.
Skype as a GPT test run for Messenger
A Bing version was integrated with the GPT language model now also in the Skype Messenger. Bing can now be added to group chats, for example, so that all participants can see the answers and interact with the bot.
For Microsoft, this is a step to gain experience with the new functions. Integration into other communication services such as teams is also being considered. Microsoft has already announced the integration of GPT-3.5 for the paid Teams Premium – this is the older version of OpenAI's language model, on which ChatGPT is also based. A more recent version is implemented in Bing, codenamed Prometheus.
AI language models with limits
Microsoft is celebrating the ChatGPT integration as a success, but the hype has recently been dampened. The inaccurate, quirky, and disturbing responses that users of the Bing chatbot have sometimes received have been pivotal to last week's discussion. Microsoft has already reacted to this. Limits are now limited to five searches per session and 50 per day – this is to prevent overly complex chat histories from confusing the AI language model.
In addition to Microsoft, other companies are also expanding the services with AI functions. OnlyOffice also offers ChatGPT support for Office applications, Opera wants to integrate the OpenAI language model into the browser. With Bard, Google presented a ChatGPT competitor. In Heidelberg, Aleph Alpha is working on a “Next Generation AI Made in Europe”.
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