Microsoft has begun implementing a new mechanism that allows users to choose between three response modes for chatbots in the search engine (the new Bing).
Microsoft began testing a new chatbot mechanism in February that allows users to switch between simple and creative responses, balanced responses, or short and precise responses.
Creative mode emphasizes "original and imaginative" answers, while careful mode emphasizes accuracy and relevance for more honest and concise answers.
Microsoft has defaulted the Bing chatbot to Balanced, hoping to strike a balance between accuracy and creativity.
With this change, the American tech giant aims to give users more control over the kinds of chat behaviors that best suit their needs.
These new chat modes are rolling out to all new Bing users and should be seen by approximately 90% of existing users.
Microsoft announced in early February that it was ending user conversations with the new Bing chatbot after realizing it was behaving strangely during long conversations.
And after Microsoft restricted the chatbot's responses, it didn't seem to answer users' questions, refusing to answer many questions despite answering confidently before Microsoft's restrictions.
Then Microsoft fixed most of the unresponsiveness thanks to a new update applied to the bot earlier this week.
Mikhail Barakhin, Director of Web Services at Microsoft, said that the update also includes "a significant reduction in cases where the new Bing refuses to respond for no reason."
Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it will bring chatbots to Windows 11, among many other functions.
In the past three weeks, Microsoft has rolled out a beta version of its new AI search engine, Bing, to more than 1 million people in 169 countries, before expanding it to the Bing Search app and Edge Browser on mobile devices. Also for Skype messaging app.