It’s hard to believe it’s only been a week since Microsoft announced ChatGPT-enhanced Bing.
A select group of testers were granted early access to play on the new Bing and Edge browsers integrated with OpenAI’s conversational AI technology. Since then, the internet has been flooded with conversations with chatbots, from professing love.(opens in new tab) To new york times Columnist Kevin Ruth adamantly Claim the year to be 2022(opens in new tab) and do not retreat. For a list of Bing meltdowns, we recommend Tim Marcin’s roundup.
Microsoft’s Bing AI chatbot says a lot of weird things. here is the list.
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Naturally, when our testers got their hands on the new Bing, they were determined to poke holes in its intelligence and expose its limitations. And boy, did they accomplish this. This may not look good for Microsoft, but it’s all part of the plan. An important aspect of developing a language learning model is to give it as much exposure and experience as possible. This allows developers to incorporate new feedback and data, improving the technology over time as mythical beings absorb the power of the enemies they defeat.
Microsoft didn’t exactly say those words in a blog post on Wednesday.(opens in new tab)But it reiterated that a chaotic week of testing at Bing was totally what it should have been. It’s about getting people like you to use the product and do exactly what you do because it’s so different from anything you’ve seen before,” the Bing blog said.
But most of the announcement was spent acknowledging Bing’s quirky behavior this week and the solutions to address them.
Improving searches that require timeliness and accuracy
Microsoft shared that providing correct citations and references is generally a good thing. When it comes to providing the exact year you live in, etc., it takes some work. We’re considering adding a toggle that gives you more control.
Fine-tuning Bing’s Conversational Skills
The chat feature is where a lot of the confusion happened this week. According to Bing, this is mainly due to two things:
1. Long chat sessions
A chat session with over 15 questions to confuse the model. It’s unclear if this will cause dark thoughts from the malevolent alter-ego Sydney, but Bing added “tools to make it easier to update context or start from scratch. I will.”
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2. Mirror your tone
This may explain why Bing Chat has an aggressive tone when asked provocative questions. “Models sometimes try to respond or reflect the tone we’re being asked to provide, which may lead to a style we didn’t intend. Bing says users have ‘more control’. I am looking into a solution.
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Bug fixes and new features added
Bing says it continues to fix bugs and technical issues and is also considering adding new features based on user feedback. This may include things like booking a flight or sending an email. Ability to share good searches/answers.
