Microsoft announces Bing AI coming to Safari and Chrome

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Marking six months since the launch of its ChatGPT-like AI app, Microsoft has announced that it is bringing the technology to browsers such as Safari, "soon."

Source: Microsoft
Source: Microsoft



Bing had problems and criticisms at launch, to say the least, but Microsoft has shown it intends to bring the technology further. So it started in the Bing app and Microsoft Edge browser, then quickly spread to Office 365, and now it's about to go further.

"[We're] excited to announce you can start experiencing the new AI-powered Bing in third-party browsers on web and mobile soon," said Microsoft in a blog post. "This next step in the journey allows Bing to showcase the incredible value of summarized answers, image creation and more, to a broader array of people."

Microsoft still wants to "encourage you to use Bing in the Microsoft Edge browser," instead of "your preferred browser." Consequently, it is lightly limiting its capabilities in rivals.

"With Edge, you'll unlock longer conversations, chat history, and more Bing features built right into the browser," it continues.

The announcement comes as part of Microsoft's marking of the six-month anniversary since its AI features were launched. The company has also released a YouTube ad revealing that over a billion requests have been made to Bing in those months.


"As excited as we are by the progress from these first six months," says Microsoft, "we're even more excited by what's to come in the next six months!"

Separately, Apple has recently been reported to have created its own ChatGPT app, but solely for internal use. The company has of course been leveraging AI in the form of Machine Learning for many years.

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Comments

  • Reply 1 of 6
    rob53rob53 Posts: 3,253member
    Doesn't mean I will use it. I don't use Bing or google's search engine either. I know better than that.
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  • Reply 2 of 6
    danoxdanox Posts: 2,875member
    Microsoft is now great at AI and search overnight, and the Surface computers are better than anything Apple sells overnight. :smile: 
    edited August 2023 williamlondonwatto_cobra
  • Reply 3 of 6
    joejazzjoejazz Posts: 4member
    Microsoft intentions: "Microsoft still wants to "encourage you to use Bing in the Microsoft Edge browser," instead of "your preferred browser." Consequently, it is lightly limiting its capabilities in rivals."

    Will likely not use the Microsoft AI in the Safari browser is if is "dumbed down". When will Microsoft learn that Apple users are loyal to Apple and the wonderful integration of apps like 1Password in Safari.
    iBiCCwatto_cobra
  • Reply 4 of 6
    lowededwookielowededwookie Posts: 1,143member
    rob53 said:
    Doesn't mean I will use it. I don't use Bing or google's search engine either. I know better than that.
    Yeah you do. All the "Alternatives" use Google's or Bing's results behind the scenes. You just don't use their front ends.

    I genuinely find Bing Chat to work quite well. Infinitely better than Google's Bard. I just stopped using it for ChatGTP because it forced me to use Edge Browser. But then I remembered about Browser Spoofing and setting Safari to "Microsoft Edge (Mac)" makes it work better than with Edge because there's less tracking and ads.
    edited August 2023 dav
  • Reply 5 of 6
    coolfactorcoolfactor Posts: 2,245member

    I was totally bored and distracted half-way through that Bing video. Why are tech companies trying to be cool, when they're not? Yes, I'm looking at you, too, Samsung.
    williamlondonwatto_cobra
  • Reply 6 of 6
    irnchrizirnchriz Posts: 1,617member
    No thank you.  Had to remove and block all AI sites and apps from our network.  Great fun.
    williamlondonwatto_cobra
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