fresh off OpenAI’s GPT-4 release and Google’s own AI announcementMicrosoft announced that it will further integrate Bing into its products.
On Tuesday, Microsoft said update(opens in new tab) In the Chromium-based Microsoft Edge web browser that brings the AI-powered Bing chatbot into your application via the sidebar.
What does this mean? Basically, a user can browse the web in Microsoft Edge and always have easy access to her AI chatbot on the right side of the webpage. The user can ask the chatbot questions directly related to the web page she is currently viewing, or request to perform tasks related to the page.
For example, a user can ask a chatbot to summarize the details of the currently open web page or generate a shopping list based on the items the user is viewing on the website.
This feature was previously available in the developer version of Microsoft Edge, but is now available to all users on both Windows and Mac. After updating the Edge application, the user can activate the AI chatbot sidebar by clicking his Bing logo in the top right corner of the browser window.
Edge only makes up about 4.2% of all web browsers, so this may not be the most groundbreaking AI-related news story of the week. market share(opens in new tab) World wide. But this is a big move from Microsoft. Basically, an AI chatbot can track a user as she browses the web. It’s also a big statement from the company in terms of its commitment to what’s next. push forward With technology that utilizes AI.
