Microsoft unveils new version of Bing with ChatGPT powers

Microsoft has unveiled its new Bing search engine which incorporates ChatGPT -- the chatbot powered by artificial intelligence (AI). A demo version of the updated website is currently live, with a number of pre-set search terms available to try out the new feature. After inputting a query you are presented with a familiar-looking list of hyperlinks, but on the right side is a small box containing a response generated by the bot. The overhaul is the biggest threat Google has seen to its web search dominance -- and shows that the race to roll out the first AI-powered search engine, which will replace the normally thousands of results with a single response, is truly under way. Further evidence of this tech arms race is that Microsoft's announcement comes just 24 hours after Google launched its competitor AI tool, Bard, which similarly answers users' queries and participates in conversations.