{"id":78292,"date":"2023-05-04T14:22:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T11:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=78292"},"modified":"2025-09-11T04:12:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T01:12:07","slug":"microsoft-unveils-new-features-for-bing-chatbot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/microsoft-unveils-new-features-for-bing-chatbot\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft unveils new features for Bing chatbot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft released an update for the Bing chatbot, including image search, restaurant reservations, history storage, and improved Edge integration. The conversational AI has also exited the closed testing phase.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JR9-ESKbep4\" title=\"The Next Wave of AI Innovation with Microsoft Bing and Edge\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;Actions&#8217; feature allows users to perform a range of tasks without leaving sites. For example, if a search result recommends a restaurant, the chat bot can help book a table directly within the dialogue.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bing_Actions-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"The 'Actions' feature in Bing\" class=\"wp-image-206235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bing_Actions-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bing_Actions-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bing_Actions-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bing_Actions-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bing_Actions.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The &#8216;Actions&#8217; feature in Bing. Source: Microsoft.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The capability was demonstrated with streaming video services as well. A user can ask the chat bot to play a film, and Bing will automatically choose the right service and open the site.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft did not list all partners working with &#8216;Actions&#8217;. The company demonstrated the feature&#8217;s capabilities using OpenTable for restaurant bookings and Apple TV for movie searches.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the chat bot can now deliver images and videos directly in the chat window.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;We are delivering more substantive and visual answers, including diagrams and charts, as well as updated formatting of answers,&#8221; said Yusuf Mehdi, head of consumer marketing at Microsoft.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Visual-content search lets users request photographs or videos of objects, animals, places and much else, the company said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Visual_Pop-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Images in the Bing chat window\" class=\"wp-image-206236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Visual_Pop-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Visual_Pop-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Visual_Pop-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-contentuploads\/Visual_Pop-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Visual_Pop.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Images in the Bing chat window. Source: Microsoft.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Microsoft has also expanded the image generator by text prompts <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/create\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener nofollow\\\" title=\\\"Bing Image Creator\\\">Bing Image Creator<\/a> to more than 100 languages, including Russian and Ukrainian.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the corporation has allowed users to store their chat history. Later, the company will integrate chat-export tools so users can share them on social networks or move them into documents.<\/p>\n<p>With the introduction of history, the Edge sidebar has gained a new feature. When opening a link from a Bing answer it will automatically move the chat to the side panel. This allows users to continue asking questions while browsing the site.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Edge_Persistent_Chat-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Chat history and continuation of conversation in the side panel\" class=\"wp-image-206237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Edge_Persistent_Chat-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Edge_Persistent_Chat-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Edge_Persistent_Chat-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Edge_Persistent_Chat-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Edge_Persistent_Chat.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Chat history and continuation of conversation in the side panel. Source: Microsoft.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Microsoft announced experiments with personalising chat sessions, adding context from previous history to new conversations.<\/p>\n<p>According to the announcement, in the near future the Edge Compose feature on the side panel will receive improved tone controls for text generation, and Edge Mobile will gain page-context support.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft will also open Bing chat to developers of third-party plugins. The company has not yet announced timelines for plugin integration, but spoke of collaborations with OpenTable, Wolfram Alpha and OpenAI.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the features are already available. The company promised to share more details at the Build conference, which will be held from May 23 to 25.<\/p>\n<p>In March, the tech giant said that Bing had surpassed the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/bings-daily-active-users-top-100-million\">100 million active users per day<\/a>, a month after the chatbot&#8217;s integration.<\/p>\n<p>In the same month Microsoft <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/microsoft-integrates-image-generator-into-bing-and-edge\">introduced an image generator<\/a> called Image Creator, based on OpenAI&#8217;s DALL-E. 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