Microsoft aims for AI-powered version of Bing - The Information

Jan 3 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) is in the works to launch a version of its search engine Bing using the artificial intelligence behind OpenAI-launched chatbot ChatGPT, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing two people with direct knowledge of the plans. Microsoft could launch the new feature before the end of March, and hopes to challenge Alphabet-owned search engine Google (GOOGL.O),the San Francisco-based technology news website said in a report. Microsoft said in a blog post last year that it planned to integrate image-generation software from OpenAI, DALL-E 2, into Bing. OpenAI and Microsoft declined to comment. Microsoft had in 2019 backed San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company OpenAI, offering $1 billion in funding.