"By harnessing OpenAI's generative A.I. technology and pairing it with a plethora of its own data, Microsoft hopes it will finally have a chance to surpass Google in search. The new Bing, which the company started rolling out to users on a limited basis Tuesday, can recommend a five-day itinerary in Mexico City, compare flat-screen TVs, write source code, compose emails or social media posts, and translate messages into other languages."
""We're going to reimagine the search engine, the web browser, and new chat experiences," Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft's corporate vice president and consumer chief marketing officer, said during the company's presentation on Tuesday. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the company is "going to move fast" when it comes to its A.I.-powered tools."
"Microsoft executives uniformly stuck to the script in their comments, and carefully avoided discussing details like the financial cost of running the new Bing, or the specific version of GPT technology being used. Even Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Mehdi-both sporting navy pullover sweaters as they spoke to the media-seemed to have planned a matching wardrobe in advance."
"Not everything went as planned. On Monday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tweeted a picture of himself and Microsoft's Nadella, saying he was "excited for the event tomorrow"- and in so doing, alerting his 1.3 million followers of the launch event ahead of Microsoft's carefully orchestrated schedule. Altman's tweet prompted a response from Microsoft's communications team, informing attendees that, "in light of recent announcements," they could now talk freely about the upcoming briefing."
Microsoft is introducing an AI-powered Bing search engine using OpenAI generative technology combined with Microsoft data. The rollout began on a limited basis, with capabilities demonstrated for recommending a five-day Mexico City itinerary, comparing flat-screen TVs, writing source code, composing emails and social media posts, and translating messages into other languages. Microsoft leadership framed the effort as reimagining search, the web browser, and new chat experiences. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella emphasized moving quickly with AI tools. Executives avoided specific operational and financial details, including costs and the exact GPT version used. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s pre-event tweet led Microsoft communications to allow attendees to discuss the upcoming briefing more freely.
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