Just as Bing was starting to give Google a headache, our friends in Redmond have decided to introduce ads in the Bing chat interface. It is unclear what "in" actually means, but in a recent blog post, Microsoft Corporate Vice President Yusuf Mehdi announced the company's exploration of "placing ads in the chat experience." Continue Reading →
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Just about every major tech company has unveiled radical advancements in generative AI over the past few weeks. Shelly Palmer speaks with Dan Bowens and Tashanea Whitlow on Fox 5's Good Day New York about how our futures will be AI-assisted. Continue Reading →
If you really want to have some fun today, do a quick overview of what's happening in generative AI. Continue Reading →
GPT-4 has arrived. It is the successor to the GPT-3.x, the underlying technology for the wildly popular ChatGPT. In a word: wow! Continue Reading →
Microsoft's search engine Bing has surpassed 100 million daily active users after the launch of its chatbot AI, according to Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft's VP for Modern Life, Search and Devices. Continue Reading →
New reports suggest hackers have found ways to use Bing's AI chatbot to scam you. Shelly Palmer speaks with Dan Bowens and Tashanea Whitlow on Fox 5's Good Day New York about what's really happening and whether or not you should be worried. Continue Reading →
Do you and your conversational AI co-worker need couples counseling? Shelly Palmer speaks with Dan Bowens and Tashanea Whitlow on Fox 5's Good Day New York about conversational AI chatbots -- and how they actually work. Continue Reading →
Users have been reporting all sorts of "unhinged" behavior from Microsoft's AI chatbot. Continue Reading →
My Sunday essay explored the possibility that conversational AI might kill web traffic. My first example was asking ChatGPT to suggest some, "...great movies that would be appropriate for kids 12-14, parents 32-46, and grandparents." Continue Reading →
Calling it "your copilot for the web," Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft's Corporate Vice President & Consumer Chief Marketing Officer, announced the incorporation of a combination of OpenAI and Microsoft AI tools into its Bing search engine and Edge browser. Continue Reading →