The “new Bing” will be available starting today “for a limited desktop preview” where users will be able to try out a limited number of queries, as well as register to access the full tool in the future.
It is worth mentioning that the user experience will not be that different, since users will obtain a list of results in the traditional way, but to this will be added a set of annotations generated by AI, as well as the chat interface, to request more exact requests. , in a box to the right of the screen.
In terms of productivity, this tool will have the ability to, for example, summarize a PDF with a single instruction, or obtain the key points of the same reading without leaving the browser.
Regarding the issue of misinformation, to avoid it, Bing will cite its sources and will display a section called “Learn more” at the end of each answer, so that users can verify the information they obtain.
This announcement comes a day after Google announced that in the future they will launch Bard, a generative AI-based implementation for their search engine, something that ignited the race for the use of Artificial Intelligence in a massive way.
“The race starts today, and we’re going to move fast,” Nadella said. “More importantly, we want to have a lot of fun innovating search again, because it’s about time.”
(With information from Reuters)
