Jun 08, 2023 12:00:00

Edge's Bing AI chat sells itself with fixed sentences when searching for 'Chrome'

Microsoft is known for its willingness to detain users, such as displaying a ``

desperate prompting to stop downloading '' when trying to download Google Chrome with Edge, the standard Windows browser. In addition, when the news site The Verge searched for 'Chrome' on Edge with Bing's AI chat, it was reported that Microsoft's services were appealing with fixed sentences that were clearly not generated by AI itself. rice field.

Microsoft has no shame: Bing spit on my 'Chrome' search with a fake AI answer - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/6/23736289/microsoft-bing-chrome-search-fake-ai-chatbot

Sean Hollister, senior editor of The Verge, put 'Chrome' in Edge's search bar below. Surprisingly, what AI chat came up with was a search result for 'news articles about Bing features' that had nothing to do with Chrome.

Surprised, Mr. Hollister tried the search again, but the results were the same. Not only does Chrome not rank high in search results, it's completely obscured by Bing's promotion, which even politely goes as far as to headline 'Bing, it's a search engine that's more than just search.'

``This is clearly not a GPT-4 chatbot, but definitely a pre-prepared boilerplate,'' Hollister said, because the text displayed is the same every time.

When Mr. Hollister asked a colleague to confirm this behavior, he said that the result was the same. Colleagues living abroad have also seen this behavior, so it's definitely not a small-scale test being conducted in a specific region, if not for all users.

Bing has long shown promotions by Microsoft when you search for Chrome, but this behavior is different, as the whole window is filled with promotions.

Hollister accused Microsoft of displaying full-screen ads in search results under the guise of conversations with AI.

In May 2023, Google will start testing `` Search Generative Experience '', which incorporates generative AI into the search engine, and there is concern that `` advertisements may be prioritized over actual answers.'' voices are rising.

However, with Bing's AI chat becoming a reality ahead of AI-powered Google search, Hollister said, ``It doesn't seem like we need to wait for the company to thicken its skin. Strong opposition. Unless there is, advertising will always win when it's profitable or convenient.' 'I say this every time Microsoft does something like this, and it's a shame because Edge has gotten really good. I was tempted to try Edge again, but thanks to Bing, I'm boycotting Edge again.'

In response to inquiries from The Verge, a Microsoft spokesperson said product marketing director Jason Fishel commented: 'We often add new features to test, learn, and improve our customers' experience. and UX experiments.These tests are often short-term and not necessarily widely available to customers.”

As Fishel noted, AI Chat stopped promoting Bing shortly after The Verge published the article.