Web search is such a routine part of daily life that it's easy to forget how marvelous it is. Type into a little text box and a complex array of technologies--vast data centers, ravenous web crawlers, and stacks of algorithms that poke and parse a query--spring into action to serve you a simple set of relevant results. The age of generative AI threatens to sprinkle epistemological sand into the gears of web search by fooling algorithms designed for a time when the web was mostly written by humans. Take what I learned this week about Claude Shannon, the brilliant mathematician and engineer known especially for his work on information theory in the 1940s. Microsoft's Bing search engine informed me that he had also foreseen the appearance of search algorithms, describing a 1948 research paper by Shannon called "A Short History of Searching" as "a seminal work in the field of computer science outlining the history of search algorithms and their evolution over time."

Google has unveiled'bold' plans to weave artificial intelligence (AI) into its search engine, as it rushes to make up lost ground in the race to change the way we browse the internet. Instead of throwing up a list of links in response to people's searches, the AI will offer a text-generated answer in a similar vain to the hugely popular ChatGPT -- a rival to the tech giant's own chatbot, Bard. It will also allow users to have'conversational' question-and-answer-style chats to get tips on things like travel, recipes, restaurants to visit and shopping. The reimagined interface still involves typing a query into the search bar as normal but links to websites will be pushed down the page beneath the'snapshot answer' generated by AI. It is the biggest revamp in the 25-year history of the world's most popular search engine, which has hardly changed since Google first launched it in 1998. Big changes: Google has unveiled'bold' plans to weave artificial intelligence into its search engine, as it rushes to make up lost ground in the race to change the way we browse the web The reimagined interface still involves typing a query into the search bar as normal but links to websites will be pushed down the page beneath the'snapshot answer' generated by AI But the dramatic overhaul is not without its pitfalls, both in terms of advertising revenue and given that it is a monumental change to the very product that made Google a $1.4 trillion (£1.2 trillion) internet giant.

Bing's new AI search engine program uses ChatGPT language modeling to provide its users with detailed human-like responses to questions and other inquiries. Microsoft, which owns Bing, and Google are working to create the most interactive and accurate chatbot possible in order to drive more engagement from users. Read below to find out Bing's new AI program is similar to the popular ChatGPT model. Microsoft's new AI program for its Bing search engine was developed and powered by Open AI technology. In early February, Microsoft, a major investor in Open AI, announced that its Bing search engine and Edge web browser would utilize an artificial intelligence program that is more advanced than ChatGPT.

Microsoft's Windows is ditching a classic feature of PC keyboards that dates back around two decades – and users are not happy about it. Print Screen is a button on PC keyboards that takes a screenshot and automatically copies it so users can paste it into another application, such as Paint. Now, an upcoming update for Windows 11, called KB5025310, will change this so the Print Screen button opens up Microsoft's Snipping Tool instead. The controversial new update comes nearly two years after Windows 11 was originally launched – although luckily it can be fixed. Microsoft explained it in a blog post along with other new features set to roll out for members of its Insider programme, which allows testing before a general rollout.

Google is hoping to usher a new era of searching for information on the internet with its new AI chatbot, Bard. The tech giant has rush-released Bard just months after the release of its hugely successful rival ChatGPT created by California AI firm OpenAI, backed by Microsoft. Microsoft has been melding ChatGPT into its Bing search engine, which once posed a rival to Google Search before falling well behind. Google execs are said to have declared a'code red' – an emergency situation – over fears ChatGPT could now end Google's $150-billion-a-year search business monopoly. MailOnline has fed both bots the same seven questions to see how their skills compare – and whether Google's solution can quell the hype around ChatGPT.

March 24 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) has threatened to cut off access to its internet-search data, which it licenses to rival search engines, if they do not stop using it as the basis for their own artificial intelligence chat products, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. The company has told at least two customers that using its Bing search index - a map of the internet that can be scanned in real time - to feed their AI chat tools violates the terms of their contract, the news agency said, citing people familiar with the dispute. Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft may also terminate licenses providing access to its search index, Bloomberg added. "We've been in touch with partners who are out of compliance as we continue to consistently enforce our terms across the board," a Microsoft spokesperson told Reuters, adding that the company will continue to work with them directly and give information needed to find a path forward. The maker of the Windows operating system had said in February it was revamping its Bing search engine and Edge Web browser with artificial intelligence, signaling its ambition to retake the lead in consumer technology markets where it has fallen behind.

To use, or not to use, Bard? That is the Shakespearean question an Associated Press reporter sought to answer while testing out Google's artificially intelligent chatbot. The recently rolled-out bot dubbed Bard is the internet search giant's answer to the ChatGPT tool that Microsoft has been melding into its Bing search engine and other software. During several hours of interaction, the AP learned Bard is quite forthcoming about its unreliability and other shortcomings, including its potential for mischief in next year's U.S. presidential election. Even as it occasionally warned of the problems it could unleash, Bard repeatedly emphasized its belief that it will blossom into a force for good.

For the last decade-plus, the search engine market has been a snooze. The industry has been dominated by Google -- the main subsidiary of technology giant Alphabet (GOOG -2.83%) (GOOGL -2.83%) -- with a 90% market share across internet-connected devices worldwide. Given how profitable the search engine market is, this dominance has enabled Alphabet to print money year after year with remarkable consistency. Now, its largest competitor, Microsoft (MSFT -1.49%), wants a piece of that pie. The owner of the Windows operating system and Internet Explorer (now renamed Microsoft Edge) has made a sizable investment into OpenAI to bring the start-up's disruptive artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to its Bing search engine.

To use, or not to use, Bard? That is the Shakespearean question an Associated Press reporter sought to answer while testing out Google's artificially intelligent chatbot. The recently rolled-out bot dubbed Bard is the internet search giant's answer to the ChatGPT tool that Microsoft has been melding into its Bing search engine and other software. During several hours of interaction, the AP learned Bard is quite forthcoming about its unreliability and other shortcomings, including its potential for mischief in next year's US presidential election. Even as it occasionally warned of the problems it could unleash, Bard repeatedly emphasized its belief that it will blossom into a force for good.

Bill Gates shared his support for the progress of artificial intelligence, proclaiming the ChatGPT-like technology to be'as revolutionary as mobile phones and the internet.' Gates, 67, believes'the rise of AI' is poised to improve humanity, increase productivity and reduce worldwide inequalities, along with accelerating the develop new vaccines. The technology is capable of discovering new pathways to design drugs accordingly and spot errors that are otherwise missed by human eyes. The Microsoft founder has spent billions of dollars to bring treatments to the developing world and believes AI tools is our biggest weapon against deadly diseases and viruses. ''One of the Gates Foundation's priorities in AI is to make sure these tools are used for the health problems that affect the poorest people in the world, including AIDS, TB, and malaria,' Gates shared in a recent blog post.