Microsoft’s updated version of Bing uses AI to give you more comprehensive answers to your questions. Join the waitlist to try it out yourself.
Microsoft’s new Bing search engine, which is driven by the same OpenAI technology as ChatGPT, is now available in limited beta. Anyone can test out a few example queries on the Bing website, but to try out the complete desktop demo, you must join the waiting list.
Microsoft’s AI-powered Bing joins a small but increasing group of companies, like Google and Baidu, that are embracing chatbots to offer more human-like responses to search requests. While Bing is a distant second to Google in terms of search engine market share, adding AI into search results is bound to increase interest in Bing.
Would you like to try out the new limited peek of the updated Bing search engine? To get your hands on the new Bing as soon as possible, you’ll need to join the waiting list, which we’ll teach you how to do as well as how to move up the list.
Sign up for the new Bing waiting list.
Go to bing.com/new on your desktop and click the blue Join the waitlist button if you wish to try out the new Bing restricted preview. You’ll need a Microsoft account to sign up, so check in with your existing Microsoft credentials or establish a new one. After you complete all of the prompts, you should be taken to the sign-up page, where it should state “Great! You’ve been added to the waiting list.”
Climb the Bing waiting list to gain speedier access.
Microsoft has two opportunities for you to move up the list and get access to the new AI-powered Bing faster. After signing up, the waitlist page should have a new button that says Access the new Bing faster. If you click it, you’ll see the following two options:
1. Set Microsoft defaults on your PC. This option will ask you to place Bing as the primary search engine for your web browser on Mac or Windows.
2. Scan the QR code to install the Microsoft Bing App. Use your phone or tablet to scan the QR code and download the Microsoft Bing application for iOS or Android.
If you’re not signed into your Microsoft account when you perform either of the two actions listed above, it won’t count towards pushing you up the list. For the time being, Microsoft has not stated how long you will have to wait to receive the limited preview of Bing, only that “we will scale the preview to millions in the coming weeks.” CNET staff are putting it through its paces and will report back.
I have access to the preview in less than 24 hours. When it’s your turn to gain access, you should receive an email notifying you, so keep an eye out. For the time being, the AI-powered Bing is only available on desktop, but it will ultimately be available on mobile.
Microsoft and OpenAI – innovating together, responsibly
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The work we are doing with OpenAI builds on our company’s yearslong effort to ensure that our AI systems are responsible by design. We will continue to apply the full strength of our responsible AI ecosystem – including researchers, engineers and policy experts – to develop new approaches to mitigate risk.
Live today in limited preview, expanding to millions soon
The new Bing is available today in a limited preview on desktop, and everyone can visit Bing.com today to try sample queries and sign up for the waitlist. We’re going to scale the preview to millions in the coming weeks. A mobile experience will also be in preview soon.
We’re excited to put the new Bing and Edge into the real world to get the critical feedback required to improve our models as we scale.