Have you ever wondered what it would be like if your AI conversational model could access the latest information from the internet in real time? This is no longer the stuff of science fiction. Microsoft has just revealed that data from Bing's search engine will soon be available in its AI conversational platform, ChatGPT. This means that you will be able to ask ChatGPT about current information and also get your opinion on it. According to the editors, the current limitation was not of a technological nature. Rather, it is only a phase of introducing new technology.
Microsoft is at its developer conference Microsoft Build, which took place on Tuesday in Seattle, announced that it will OpenAI to improve your conversational model ChatGPT used data from Bing search engine. This will allow users to get the latest information in real time.
ChatGPT will gain access to the World Wide Web
Yusuf Mehdi, Marketing Manager Microsoft consumer products, explained that this will allow ChatGPT to “justify responses”. Not only will this improve the relevance of the answers, but it will also make them more current. Mehdi added that he would ChatGPT now he could also use citations, which means that answers will be able to provide links to resources where users can learn more.
It's not the first time it's happened ChatGPT had access to the Internet. In March, ChatGPT Plus subscribers got the option to use an "experimental model" that could access Bing to find more up-to-date information than before. This change was not revealed at the time. ChatGPT Plus appeared earlier this year and costs subscribers $20 per month (about €18).
ChatGPT with web access only for ChatGPT Plus subscribers
For now they will be the new version ChatGPT with Bing may only be used by members ChatGPT Plus. However, Microsoft has announced that this feature will eventually be available to users of the free version as well. Currently, the free version only pulls data from the period before September 2021. Users of the free product will need to connect Bingo with ChatGPT enable the plugin.
Microsoft has already built AI technology into its own Bing search engine and web browser Edge. At the same time, they also announced that they will be built-in AI conversational interface to Windows, their most important software product. The tool, called Windows Copilot, will begin testing in June. Among other things, it will allow you to summarize documents, suggest music, offer technical support for your computer and answer questions you might ask a search engine or an AI chatbot.
A practical example: Let's say you want to know what the weather is like in London right now. Using Bing's data, it would ChatGPT Plus can find the latest London weather information in real time and provide it to you. If you would like to learn more, I could provide you with a link to the source of this information. In other words, he will be able to compile new information from several web sources.
As the saying goes: "Knowledge is power." With Microsoft's latest move, AI seems to be well on its way to becoming even more powerful and useful.
The future seems to be here. By combining the powers of Bing and ChatGPT a new era of AI conversations is on the horizon. While this functionality is currently only available to ChatGPT Plus subscribers, we can hope that it will be available to everyone soon. With this step, it seems that AI is well on its way to becoming truly useful and important tools in our daily lives.
