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Bing Chat is now “Microsoft Copilot” in potentially confusing rebranding move

Enlarge / The Microsoft Copilot logo. reader comments 75 with On Wednesday, Microsoft announced that Bing Chat—its famously once-unhinged AI chatbot—has been officially renamed “Microsoft Copilot.” The company also announced it will support OpenAI’s recently released GPTs, which are custom roles for its ChatGPT AI assistant. The rebranding move consolidates Bing Chat into Microsoft’s somewhat… Read More »

Researchers figure out how to make AI misbehave, serve up prohibited content

MirageC/Getty Images reader comments 78 with ChatGPT and its artificially intelligent siblings have been tweaked over and over to prevent troublemakers from getting them to spit out undesirable messages such as hate speech, personal information, or step-by-step instructions for building an improvised bomb. But researchers at Carnegie Mellon University last week showed that adding a… Read More »

Meta plans AI-powered chatbots to boost social media numbers

Benj Edwards / Getty Images reader comments 33 with Meta is reportedly developing a range of AI-powered chatbots with different personalities, a move aimed at increasing user engagement on social platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, according to the Financial Times and The Verge. The chatbots, called “personas” by Meta staff, will mimic human-like conversations… Read More »

“Sorry in advance!” Snapchat warns of hallucinations with new AI conversation bot

Benj Edwards / Snap, Inc. reader comments 44 with Share this story On Monday, Snapchat announced an experimental AI-powered conversational chatbot called “My AI,” powered by ChatGPT-style technology from OpenAI. My AI will be available for $3.99 a month for Snapchat+ subscribers and is rolling out “this week,” according to a news post from Snap,… Read More »