Microsoft Expands Bing’s AI Chatbot Testing to Google Chrome and Safari
San Francisco, July 25: Tech giant Microsoft has commenced testing Bing’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot on Google Chrome and Safari browsers.
According to Caitlin Roulston, Microsoft’s director of communications, the company is currently offering access to Bing Chat in Safari and Chrome to select users as part of their testing on other browsers. The plan is to extend access to a broader user base once standard testing procedures are complete.
However, there are some limitations when using Bing Chat on Chrome and Safari. For instance, users can only type prompts of up to 2,000 words, compared to the 4,000-word limit available when using Bing Chat on Edge. Additionally, the chatbot’s communication with users will reset after five turns, as opposed to the 30 turns available on Edge.
Microsoft is actively working to enhance user experience and has introduced a dark mode option for Bing Chat, which can be accessed by selecting “Appearance > Dark or System Default” through the hamburger menu in the top-right corner of Bing Chat.
Previously, Bing Chat was exclusively available on Edge, causing inconvenience for users who wanted to use the tool on other browsers.
Last week, Microsoft rolled out multimodal capabilities via Visual Search in Bing Chat, leveraging OpenAI’s GPT-4 model. The new feature allows users to upload images and search the web for related content.
Additionally, Microsoft had recently launched a ‘voice chat’ feature for Bing Chat on the desktop, enabling users to interact with the AI chatbot by clicking on the microphone icon. The voice chat currently supports five languages — English, Japanese, French, German, and Mandarin — with more languages planned for the future.
