Microsoft's annual developer conference (Build 2023) kicked off yesterday in Seattle, USA. During the meeting, Microsoft announced a series of artificial intelligence updates to make Bing and ChatGPT search engines smarter and more popular.
Many of the company's announcements at the Build 2023 developer conference this year were related to artificial intelligence, thanks to its partnership with OpenAI and the release of the Bing chat bot, which gave Microsoft a significant market share.
The AI tools introduced by Microsoft earlier this year are in great demand from users. According to Microsoft, since the launch of the Bing chatbot, its users have participated in more than 500 million conversations, created more than 200 images, and created 1 million images using the Bing Image Creator. Daily downloads of the Bing mobile app have increased eightfold since its launch.
Here are the top AI features announced by Microsoft at Build 2023:
1- Bing Integration with ChatGPT:
The biggest announcement of this year's Microsoft Developer Conference is the integration of the Bing engine with ChatGPT chatbot as the default search engine, so before 2021 ChatGPT answers are not limited to information, but can access the web and use the Bing search engine to get current events and news as well.
ChatGPT can now also include sources in its responses, allowing users to learn more about their requests. The feature launched yesterday to subscribers (ChatGPT Plus) but will soon be available to everyone for free via Bing Add - with bots.
2- Bing Chat extension support:
Last week, OpenAI rolled out over 70 add-ons for ChatGPT Plus subscribers. These add-ons allow users to use external tools to extend the chatbot's functionality, including: Internet access.
Microsoft announced at the (Build 2023) conference that it will adopt the same OpenAI methodology and allow the addition of chatbots (Bing Chat) and personal assistants (Copilot) in desktop applications (Microsoft 365).
Yesterday, Microsoft added a new feature to the Bing chat bot for companies like Expedia, Instacart, and Zillow that makes it easier for users to take action after receiving a response from a bot. For example, Bing users looking for travel recommendations can book flights directly from Expedia, or turn recipe suggestions into Instacart shopping lists.
3- Artificial intelligence integration in Windows 11:
Microsoft announced yesterday at the Build 2023 conference that it will integrate artificial intelligence into the Windows 11 operating system and integrate a personal assistant tool (Copilot) into the system to help users answer questions, perform tasks, change ... system settings and so on. helps.
You can launch Copilot on Windows 11 by clicking on the icon in the center of the taskbar. When opened, it occupies a corner of the screen, allowing users to continue working on other programs and windows.
4- Adding artificial intelligence features in the Microsoft Store:
Yesterday, Microsoft also announced the addition of several AI-powered features to the Microsoft Store for Windows, including:
- A dedicated space called the AI Hub showcases the best AI experiences built by developers and Microsoft. These experiences include productivity-enhancing apps, such as creating resumes, planning trips, and creating presentations.
- A feature called "Review Summaries" is displayed on the app's page, which relies on AI analysis of the various reviews users have written in the app and then provides brief summaries of them to help users make better purchasing decisions.
- Microsoft will also provide developers with a new tool for AI-generated keywords and search terms to improve the visibility of their apps to users.
5- Integrating the smart assistant (Copilot) into the Edge browser:
Microsoft also announced during the Build 2023 conference a new design for the Edge browser, in addition to integrating the assistant (Copilot) into it, as it performs the necessary tasks according to the Internet pages visited by the user, such as summarizing the information received or using it to compose messages, emails, or other tasks you need. To be implemented during integration with other supported Microsoft applications and services.