The future is officially here. Or at least that’s what Satya Nadella told CNBC. The Microsoft CEO said he believes that AI-powered search is the biggest thing for the company since the cloud emerged 15 years ago. 😮
The headlines emerge as Microsoft released its new AI-powered Microsoft Bing and Edge software, which they’ve branded as “your copilot for the web.” 🤖
In it, they’ve brought together search, browsing, and chat into one unified experience usable anywhere on the web. The company claims the updates deliver better search, complete answers, a new chat experience, a creative spark, and an overall new Microsoft Edge experience.
The announcement was pushed via Twitter, where the world chimed in with their thoughts. 💭💭💭
Today we’re reinventing how the world interacts with the web, starting with the tools billions of people use every day — the search engine and the browser. Introducing the new Bing: https://t.co/zkDrBOpi3Y
— Bing (@bing) February 7, 2023
We’ve spoken about artificial intelligence (AI) at length this year. ChatGPT lit the fire, and now companies are pouring fuel on it daily. Yesterday, Google announced its Bard AI, and Chinese search engine Baidu said its ChatGPT-style “Ernie Bot” will be available in March. And there’s likely to be more to come in the months ahead. 📆
That’s at least what retail investors are betting on as they flock to small-cap companies in the space. 🤑
As with anything, the AI revolution is not without its issues. For example, Getty Images is suing Stable Diffusion for $1.8 trillion over copyright and trademark issues. But for now, all we can do is wait and see how these heavily-hyped projects pan out in the real world. 🤷