Microsoft gives Bing's AI chatbot personality options<p>Microsoft has quickly acted on its promise to give you <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-new-bing-edge-ai-copilot-hands-on-demo-test-chatgpt-openai-213332455.html">more control over the Bing AI's personality[/url]. Web services chief Mikhail Parakhin has <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="
https://twitter.com/MParakhin/status/1630958579485392896">revealed[/url] that 90 percent of Bing preview testers should see a toggle that changes the chatbot's responses. A Creative option allows for more "original and imaginative" (read: fun) answers, while a Precise switch emphasizes shorter, to-the-point replies. There's also a Balanced setting that aims to strike a middle ground.</p><p>The company reined in the <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-new-bing-edge-ai-copilot-hands-on-demo-test-chatgpt-openai-213332455.html">Bing AI's[/url] responses after early users noticed <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-explains-bings-bizarre-ai-chat-behavior-134931486.html">strange behavior[/url] during long chats and 'entertainment' sessions. As
The Verge<a data-i13n="cpos:5;pos:1" href="
https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/2/23621772/microsoft-bing-ai-chatbot-personality-toggle">observes[/url], the restrictions irked some users as the chatbot would simply decline to answer some questions. Microsoft has been gradually lifting limits since then, and just this week <a data-i13n="cpos:6;pos:1" href="
https://twitter.com/MParakhin/status/1630470232920952832">updated[/url] the AI to reduce both the unresponsiveness and "hallucinations." The bot may not be as wonderfully weird, but it should also be more willing to indulge your curiosity.</p><span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>The toggle arrives as Microsoft is expanding access to the Bing AI. It brought the technology to its <a data-i13n="cpos:7;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-brings-its-bing-ai-chatbot-to-mobile-apps-and-skype-173839923.html">mobile apps and Skype[/url] in late February, and days ago made the feature available <a data-i13n="cpos:8;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-bing-ai-windows-11-taskbar-140056212.html">through the Windows 11 taskbar[/url]. The flexibility could make the AI more useful in these more varied environments, and adds a level of safety as more everyday users give the system a try. If you choose Creative, you likely know not to explicitly trust the results.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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Microsoft gives Bing's AI chatbot personality options
