Microsoft officially announced its intention to responsibly integrate the AI technology adopted through its $10 billion partnership with OpenAI into Bing and Edge during our live coverage of the surprise media event. (opens in a new tab) in Redmond. We suspected as much since the feature was apparently enabled by accident, exposing a built-in, upgraded version of ChatGPT-4 right in the search engine. (opens in a new tab) to provide results for more “human” searches rather than specific keyword usage, with the ability to securely chat like a real person with Bing and refine their responses with a built-in browser sidebar Edge updated.
It’s no secret that Google is a mammoth competitor to Microsoft’s Bing search, with most online companies going out of their way to try and appease an often mysterious algorithm and rank higher in search results. research. This almighty monopoly on how the internet is categorized has created an aggressive and, honestly, tedious game of chess that websites have to play to stay relevant, and I’m sick of it. A More Search-Friendly Approach Could Solve the Endless Algorithm Battle With This Customized Version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT Model (opens in a new tab)but why stop there?
OpenAI in the Microsoft ecosystem
We already know Microsoft’s latest OpenAI implementation in Microsoft Teams (opens in a new tab), providing accurate transcribed speech and fantastic recap functionality for anyone who misses a live call. This makes perfect sense for the software and could see a significant change in this still revolutionary hybrid work environment between office and home. I was really excited about the concept of reducing the summary of past gatherings. Who knew I would ever be excited about optimized virtual meetings?
It doesn’t stop there either. Plans for Microsoft to add ChatGPT AI to Office (opens in a new tab) sparked interest earlier this year, by converting simple prompts into generated text. Whether it’s asking a bot to write an email for you or more powerful tasks like creating a beautiful and complex Excel spreadsheet remains to be seen, but the concept is expanding. to more of the software suite. If the goal is to simplify daily tasks in the workplace, then Microsoft is the most obvious choice to pave the way for artificial intelligence.
Satya Nadella talks about her desire to make a real impact on the tech world with AI, giving users a co-pilot to help them find what they need across the vast space of the internet. Microsoft wants people to have fun with technology through an all-new Edge browser powered by an all-new Bing, so why not extend that to an all-new edition of Windows?
An AI to surpass Cortana and Clippy
It’s no surprise that we’re Windows fans; the hint is in our name, but that doesn’t mean we won’t hold Microsoft responsible for any shortcomings or disappointments in each iteration. I’ve used every version since my first home PC came with Windows 3.1, and almost every replacement felt like a breath of fresh air, but I need more than UI tweaks and improvements under the hood to get really excited about Windows 12 (opens in a new tab).
This recent revelation convinced me more than ever to use Bing as my main search engine and to integrate OpenAI (opens in a new tab)in Windows might be the natural next step. It could take the form of a hyper-intelligent digital assistant in the same vein as a virtual hologram or the classic sentient paper clip, perhaps as an interpreter for simple requests like “rearrange my desktop with my most-used apps.” Either way, the Clippy reference made the crowd laugh today, which reinforced the need to completely repackage the concept of a Microsoft mascot.
Ultimately, there are genuinely practical uses for a human-like AI assistant in Windows that could eclipse the infamous “robots doing your homework” scandal that scares people away from tech. Microsoft’s latest reveal today is far from its first step towards an AI-powered future. Still, it looks like the longest step in a series of stepping stones that could end with a supercharged version of the world’s first operating system.
