Microsoft confirms Bing runs on the new GPT-4 model


The latest generative language model from OpenAI has been made search-friendly.

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In January, Microsoft and OpenAI announced their renewed relationship and Bing search's AI-enhanced lookup capabilities.

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For the last five weeks, Bing search has been driven by GPT-4, not GPT-3.5.

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Microsoft considers Bing—and Google with Bard—as a pseudo-gatekeeper to the rest of the internet's information.

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These firms want generative AI systems to provide consumers with context and information instead of sending them to other websites (Bard and Bing).

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The algorithm will also design any relevant context the user found via independent investigation.

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Subscribers of ChatGPT Plus, who pay an additional $20 per month for access to additional services, will be the first to be able to utilise GPT-4.

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