How to use Bing, Microsoft’s AI-powered search engine

• Microsoft’s Bing search engine includes Copilot AI features.
• Copilot, integrated with Bing, can perform tasks such as writing poems and making reservations.
• Here’s how to use the AI ​​service in Bing.

Microsoft has revealed for the first time a revamped, AI-driven version of its search engine, Binglast year.

THE new Bingwho promised to be “more powerful than ChatGPT,” runs on Microsoft’s next-generation language model called “Prometheus.” The proprietary technology was developed using elements of OpenAI’s most advanced GPT models as part of Microsoft’s partnership with the company.

Microsoft’s AI chatbot, Copilot, is integrated into the revamped search engine. It can perform a number of tasks that old Bing never dreamed of, like suggesting recipes, writing poems, performing image-based search queries, and making restaurant reservations. Copilot was previously called Bing Chat.

Microsoft’s Bing launched in 2009, more than a decade after Google’s launch — and while it’s come a long way since then, Bing still has only a fraction of the market share compared to Google.

And although Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella once enthusiastically declared that Copilot would “fundamentally transform our relationship with technology,” the The AI ​​assistant had a hard time live up to the hype, both inside and outside the company.

Here’s a step-by-step walkthrough of how to access and use the new Bing with Copilot.

How to use the new Bing

1. Go to Bing.com/new in your Internet browser.

   Note: You don’t need to download Microsoft’s web browser, Edge, but if you do, Copilot is built right into the browser, with an icon in the upper right corner that lets you chat with the AI ​​companion.

   
   

   
   

2. There are several ways to use AI in your search experience from the Bing homepage.

3. One option is to click “Try Now” under the “Bing Generative Search” heading, located directly below the general search bar on the Bing home page.

   
   

   
   

   • The “Try Now” button takes you to an auto-populating search results page for the query “How can I start learning to play guitar.”
   • The page displays several helpful resources related to this query, including a table of contents with sections that guide you through the process of learning guitar, as well as videos and step-by-step instructions.

   
   

   
   

   • You can also enter your own query, such as “How to paint a bathroom” and, depending on the query you are looking for, the results will offer helpful sections including relevant videos, instructions and, in this case, a section on the side. for the best paint to use on bathroom cabinets.

     
     

     
     

4. Another option is to click “Copilot” in the bar at the very top of the Bing home page.

   
   

   
   

   • This takes you to the Copilot home page where you can send a message to the chatbot.

   • In the “Message Copilot” text field at the bottom of the page, you can enter something you need help with, like, for example, “Write me a poem” or “Plants that survive on minimal of light”. The chatbot will quickly give you a detailed answer: for example, it offers 10 options for plants that don’t need a lot of light.