Microsoft is advancing its Bing Chat AI capabilities in a big way with the official release of a new version that adds a range of features, resulting in into a level of performance that surpasses the capabilities of ChatGPT. Key additions include visual answers, multimodal support, third-party plugins, the Bing Image Creator in 100 languages, the ability to export and share conversations, better integration into the Edge browser, and more.
To start with, Visual Answers are the most obvious change in Bing Chat, with the AI capable of giving users piece of information like photos, graphics and potentially even videos. Charts, graphs and lists of text can also be used to support responses given to users. Additionally, Multimodal support allows visuals such as images, photos, and videos to be used alongside text prompts to prompt Bing Chat. Third-party plugins, such as those from OpenTable, Wolfram Alpha, and Microsoft Math Solver further extend the range of queries that the AI can understand and respond to. The Bing Image Creator works in more than hundred languages and lets users create images from scratch with the support of Bing Chat. Export and share features also exist, allowing conversations to be exported or shared in the same format as they were created. Lastly, Bing Chat is being better tied into the Edge browser, with a visual refresh and the ability to organize tabs, as an example.
At the helm of it all is Microsoft and its AI research, which is continuously advancing AI development around the world. With the comprehensive releases and integration of the above features, Microsoft is now pushing the boundaries of what modern AI can do and the accessibility it has to users and businesses. Similarly, those already experienced with ChatGPT can benefit from the upgraded features Bing Chat has to offer and the additional services that third-party plugins can initiate. Now that Bing Chat has left its preview stage, anyone can access its AI capabilities through a Microsoft account and the Edge browser, allowing users to get the most out of its capabilities.
