Microsoft’s Bing Chat is not unique to the Edge browser, because it’s now rolling out to Chrome and Safari, The Verge reported. “We’re flighting entry to Bing Chat in Safari and Chrome to pick customers as a part of our testing on different browsers,” a Microsoft spokesperson instructed The Verge. “We’re excited to develop entry to much more customers as soon as our customary testing procedures are full.”
It appears to be greater than a small check, as a lot of customers (together with myself on Chrome however not Safari) have gained entry. There are a number of limitations, although. It’s important to be logged into your Microsoft account, and prompts are restricted to 2,000 characters in comparison with 4,000 on Edge. Conversations reset after 5 queries moderately than 30, and it always prompts you to obtain Edge (by no means change, Microsoft).
Bing Chat is powered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4, giving customers entry to the latter’s options with out the necessity to pay. There are some variations, although, as Bing Chat has entry to Bing Search whereas ChatGPT-Four by itself does not, so can present extra up-to-date data and sources for responses. Nonetheless, OpenAI’s chat usually gives extra detailed responses. Just lately, a paper got here out claiming that ChatGPT-4’s capabilities have declined, however some specialists have downplayed the conclusions.
On prime of releasing it for different browsers, Microsoft additionally launched a darkish mode for Bing Chat. To make use of it, click on on the hamburger menu on the prime proper and choose “Look/Darkish.” That operate might not but be accessible for all customers.