This is not the success Microsoft wants though. It's only a matter of time before Bing Chat hallucinates an incorrect fact about a particularly litigious company, and then it's game over.
I think this is also part of the reason Google wants to roll out BARD/LaMDA in a very limited set of contexts.
No, this is solely because a) chatbot responses are much more expensive than traditional search as well as b) monetizing them is also an unsolved problem, and together both reasons have to potential to eliminate googles profits in deadly amounts.
Everything else are bullshit excuses from google to mask their dire situation and people tend to actually believe it.
Microsoft can fuck up big time and is still standing strong, since they have an actual core business while search is just some playground for them - and I bet they are willing to set everything on fire when google dies in the process, because they can reboot the next iteration afterwards and have their enterprise sales/cashflows largely unaffected.
Companies can bid to have their name injected into the prompt, based on keywords in the original prompt. Or better yet, based on initial gpt response to the prompt. "If response mention nike, insert adidas in prompt and regenerate"
Right now it is just inserting ads when they fit the topic. For example when searching for clothing you will also see referrals/ads for the thing you searched for.
That's fine. Microsoft doesn't care how many people choose Bing. They just care how many ad views they get and how many ad views they prevent Google getting.
For now, I think you have to sign up at https://www.bing.com/new and get added to a waitlist. Some people were approved within a few days, I think I had to wait a few weeks but am able to play with the Bing chatbot now.
I don't use Bing or Edge simply because of how shameless Microsoft has become in trying to shove ads in my face. It's disgusting and deplorable. I don't care if their products are any better, I avoid Microsoft products and services as much as possible. Things like turning half the start menu into a space for ads. Things like integrating shopping extensions into Edge. Things like using Windows Update to add a worthless "Meet Now" button to the tray. Utterly fed up with it and I'm put off by everything Microsoft these days.
You must be confused with iOS. It makes you use the App Store and Apple News, both of which have shove ads down your throat. On Android, you can use whatever news app or app store you like.
Can you uninstall Apple News from your iPhone? You can't — worse, you can't on MacOS either. Every Apple News link you open will be sent to Apple with the Apple ID you logged into your phone with. This isn't the case in Android.
> And unless you are running a deGoogled phone, you are still being tracked for ads.
No more so than on iOS. I can simply not log into a Google account or use any Google apps on even an Android phone produced by Google. Better, my app usage won't be tracked by Apple or anybody else for ads. But we're going off on a tangent — the original point was having ads shoved in our faces.
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[ 6.8 ms ] story [ 93.9 ms ] threadI think this is also part of the reason Google wants to roll out BARD/LaMDA in a very limited set of contexts.
Everything else are bullshit excuses from google to mask their dire situation and people tend to actually believe it.
Microsoft can fuck up big time and is still standing strong, since they have an actual core business while search is just some playground for them - and I bet they are willing to set everything on fire when google dies in the process, because they can reboot the next iteration afterwards and have their enterprise sales/cashflows largely unaffected.
Are you able to use it on Chrome/Firefox?
So do use Google and do you own an Android phone?
And unless you are running a deGoogled phone, you are still being tracked for ads.
> And unless you are running a deGoogled phone, you are still being tracked for ads.
No more so than on iOS. I can simply not log into a Google account or use any Google apps on even an Android phone produced by Google. Better, my app usage won't be tracked by Apple or anybody else for ads. But we're going off on a tangent — the original point was having ads shoved in our faces.