A button in the new version of Windows 11 will open an Edge browser window and prompt the Bing chatbot to respond to a user’s query.
Microsoft said Tuesday that it will start promoting its new Bing chatbot, which draws on startup OpenAI’s artificial intelligence capabilities, in an update to Windows 11.
Bing is not hugely popular, but Windows drives 9% of Microsoft’s revenue. It’s the world’s leading operating system, with about 82% share as of 2021. The addition of a link to the refreshed Bing next to the familiar Start button is a big step forward for technology that’s at times proven to be inaccurate or offensive. The gesture might help Microsoft challenge Google, which earlier this month permitted « trusted testers » to try its Bard chatbot that could rival Bing’s new ability to answer queries with web information.
« It’s a new day in search, » Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said during the event just three weeks ago at which Microsoft revealed the new Bing.
