GPT-4 was just announced, and Microsoft confirmed that it powers the new Bing
Microsoft just unveiled that the new Bing has GPT-4 under the hood.
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What you need to know
Microsoft announced thenew Bing powered by ChatGPTearlier this year. The revamped search engine and several of its AI tools use OpenAI’s technology to respond to questions and generate content. Now, it’s beenconfirmed by Microsoftthat the new Bing is powered by GPT-4.
Before Microsoft’s official announcement of the new Bing, it was speculated that GPT-4 would power the search engine. Microsoft did not state that to be the case, however. It seems that was because GPT-4 wasn’t quite ready to be announced. That changed whenOpenAI announced GPT-4earlier today.
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“GPT-4 is more creative and collaborative than ever before. It can generate, edit, and iterate with users on creative and technical writing tasks, such as composing songs, writing screenplays, or learning a user’s writing style,” readsOpenAI’s page for GPT-4.
Right after OpenAI announced GPT-4, Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft corporate vice president of modern Life, search, and devices, confirmed that the new tech powered Bing:
“We are happy to confirm that the new Bing is running on GPT-4, customized for search. If you’ve used the new Bing in preview at any time in the last six weeks, you’ve already had an early look at the power of OpenAI’s latest model. As OpenAI makes updates to GPT-4 and beyond, Bing benefits from those improvements to ensure our users have the most comprehensive copilot features available.”
Microsoft’s proprietary Prometheus technologycombines OpenAI’s GPT model and real-time data from Bing to generate responses. Now, we know that the GPT model under the hood is GPT-4.
Microsoft is expected toannounce more AI featuresat an event later this week.
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Sean Endicott is a tech journalist at Windows Central, specializing in Windows, Microsoft software, AI, and PCs. He’s covered major launches, from Windows 10 and 11 to the rise of AI tools like ChatGPT. Sean’s journey began with the Lumia 740, leading to strong ties with app developers. Outside writing, he coaches American football, utilizing Microsoft services to manage his team. He studied broadcast journalism at Nottingham Trent University and is active on X @SeanEndicott_ and Threads @sean_endicott_.
