{"id":9331,"date":"2023-05-04T07:12:45","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T07:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/04\/bing-chat-available-to-more-users-gains-more-visual-answers-chat-history-and-third-party-developer-capabilities\/"},"modified":"2023-05-04T07:12:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T07:12:45","slug":"bing-chat-available-to-more-users-gains-more-visual-answers-chat-history-and-third-party-developer-capabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/04\/bing-chat-available-to-more-users-gains-more-visual-answers-chat-history-and-third-party-developer-capabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Bing Chat available to more users, gains more visual answers, chat history and third-party developer capabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft is now rolling out its <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/microsoft-bing-search-chatgpt-392789\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new Bing Chat<\/a> to all users who download Microsoft Edge, there is no more waitlist. Over half a billion chats were conducted on Bing Chat since it launched 3-months ago, Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President, said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/04\/bing-chat-available-to-more-users-gains-more-visual-answers-chat-history-and-third-party-developer-capabilities\/#What_is_new\" >What is new<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/04\/bing-chat-available-to-more-users-gains-more-visual-answers-chat-history-and-third-party-developer-capabilities\/#Bing_Chat_waitlist_is_gone\" >Bing Chat waitlist is gone<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/04\/bing-chat-available-to-more-users-gains-more-visual-answers-chat-history-and-third-party-developer-capabilities\/#Bing_Chat_more_visual\" >Bing Chat more visual<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/04\/bing-chat-available-to-more-users-gains-more-visual-answers-chat-history-and-third-party-developer-capabilities\/#Bing_Chat_multi-session_experiences\" >Bing Chat multi-session experiences<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/04\/bing-chat-available-to-more-users-gains-more-visual-answers-chat-history-and-third-party-developer-capabilities\/#Export_and_share_your_chats\" >Export and share your chats<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/04\/bing-chat-available-to-more-users-gains-more-visual-answers-chat-history-and-third-party-developer-capabilities\/#Third-party_developer_access\" >Third-party developer access<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/04\/bing-chat-available-to-more-users-gains-more-visual-answers-chat-history-and-third-party-developer-capabilities\/#Why_we_care\" >Why we care<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_new\"><\/span>What is new<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are four main points of what is new with Bing Chat:<\/p>\n<p>Removal of the waitlist for Bing Chat by going from a \u201cLimited Preview\u201d to an \u201cOpen Preview\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gaining more visual answers for Bing Chat with rich images and videos<\/p>\n<p>Offering a multi-session experiences with new chat history and persistent chats within the Edge browser<\/p>\n<p>Exporting and sharing Bing Chats<\/p>\n<p>Developer access to build third party apps on top of Bing Chat<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s dig in a bit more into these changes.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bing_Chat_waitlist_is_gone\"><\/span>Bing Chat waitlist is gone<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Bing has moved from a \u201cLimited Preview\u201d to an \u201cOpen Preview,\u201d removing the \u201cwaitlist\u201d to access Bing Chat. You still need to use Microsoft\u2019s browser, Edge, and\/or the Bing mobile app to access Bing Chat.<\/p>\n<p>You also need to be logged in to your Microsoft account while on Bing Chat within the Edge browser for it to work.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bing_Chat_more_visual\"><\/span>Bing Chat more visual<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Bing has updated the answers within Bing Chat to be more visually appealing by improving the formatting and layout, adding more rich images and rich videos, and also by adding charts and graphs when relevant. <\/p>\n<p>Here is a screenshot of the new more visual look for Bing Chat on mobile:<\/p>\n<p>Also, Bing Image Creator is available in all languages, which means over 100 different languages, talk about getting more visual:<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft also redesigned Edge to show chats in a better and more visual format.  This includes streamlined look, rounded corners, organized containers and semi-transparent visual elements, the company said. Here is what that looks like:<\/p>\n<p>You will also be able to ask Bing Chat for answers by uploading images as part of your chat. After you upload an image, Bing Chat can search the web for related content.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Bing Chat in Microsoft Edge has improved summarization capabilities for long documents, both in PDF and HTML formats.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bing_Chat_multi-session_experiences\"><\/span>Bing Chat multi-session experiences<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft has been talking about adding chat history for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seroundtable.com\/bing-saved-chats-35030.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some time now<\/a> and now Microsoft is rolling it out for Bing Chat. You can use Bing Chat and be able to pick up where you left off, then you can return to previous chats in Bing\u2019s chat history.<\/p>\n<p>There is a \u201crecents\u201d tab on the right side to pickup where you left off.  You can also see a \u201csaved\u201d tab for chats you saved for later.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2023\/05\/Chat_History_Still.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can even go from the Bing Chat interface into the Edge sidebar interface, so you can browse the web and continue your chat. The screenshot below shows that in action:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2023\/05\/Edge_Persistent_Chat_Still.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Export_and_share_your_chats\"><\/span>Export and share your chats<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft is also adding the ability to export and share your chats from Bing Chat or Edge sidebar. You will be able to share your chats on social media or move them into tools like Microsoft Word, if you so desire.<\/p>\n<p>In this screenshot, you can see the export and share icons at the top right of the chat window:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2023\/05\/Export_Still.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Third-party_developer_access\"><\/span>Third-party developer access<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft said soon, developers will be able to build third-party plug-ins into the Bing chat experience. This is also something Bing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seroundtable.com\/bing-chat-third-party-plugins-35199.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hinted<\/a> was coming weeks ago. In the screen shot below, you can see an example of OpenTable helping you find and book a reservation with a restaurant.  This is something OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/block-chatgpt-accessing-website-395088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">already supports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_we_care\"><\/span>Why we care<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Watching how Microsoft continues to evolve these AI chat features is exciting. Watching how it may shape the future of a new search experience is even more exciting.<\/p>\n<p>We all know Google I\/O is around the corner, and seeing Microsoft and Google go at it with these fast-paced emerging technologies is thrilling. <\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/bing-chat-available-to-more-users-gains-more-visual-answers-chat-history-and-third-party-developer-capabilities-406909\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bing Chat available to more users, gains more visual answers, chat history and third-party developer capabilities<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Search Engine Land<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft is now rolling out its new Bing Chat to all users who download Microsoft Edge, there is no more waitlist. Over half a billion chats were conducted on Bing Chat since it launched 3-months ago, Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President, said. What is new There are four main points of what is new with Bing Chat: Removal of the waitlist for Bing Chat by going from a \u201cLimited Preview\u201d to an \u201cOpen Preview\u201d Gaining more visual answers for Bing Chat with rich images and videos [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-best-seo-blogs"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":false,"author_link":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/author\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9331\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}