Bing Blogs - 13

  • Building the New Bing

    A year and a half ago, I wrote an article suggesting that search was far from a solved problem, and that in fact it was poised for a revolution. I suggested that by applying deep learning models and making search more modern and intuitive, we could significantly improve the experience for our users. I’m thrilled to see that we are making a large step forward towards this vision with the recent announcement of the new Bing. We’ve...
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  • The new Bing and Edge - Increasing Limits on Chat Sessions

    In the 4 days since we last communicated with you, Bing chat has been a hot topic!  Thanks for all the passionate and super valuable feedback as it is helping us learn and improve. Last Friday we implemented limits of 5 chat turns per session and a total of 50 per day. This was in response to a handful of cases in which long chat sessions confused the underlying model. These long and intricate chat sessions are not something we...
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  • The new Bing & Edge – Updates to Chat

    We wanted to share a quick update on one notable change we are making to the new Bing based on feedback from you all. As we mentioned recently, very long chat sessions can confuse the underlying chat model in the new Bing.  To address these issues, we have implemented some changes to help focus the chat sessions. Starting today, the chat experience will be capped at 50 chat turns per day and 5 chat turns per session. 
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  • The new Bing & Edge – Learning from our first week

    A little over a week ago, we shared an all new, AI-powered Bing search engine, Edge web browser, and integrated Chat, that we think of as Your Copilot for the Web. Since we made this available in limited preview, we have been testing with a select set of people in over 169 countries to get real-world feedback to learn, improve, and make this product what we know it can be – which is not a replacement or substitute for the...
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  • The Importance of Setting the "lastmod" Tag in Your Sitemap

    If you're running a website, it's essential to have a XML sitemap that helps search engines understand the pages it contains and when they are updated. For XML sitemaps, one of the most critical tags that you can include in your sitemap is the "lastmod" tag.
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  • Guest Post: Maplytics Dynamics 365 CRM Territory Management

    Inogic is a Microsoft Gold ISV Partner that specializes in Bing Maps integration with Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM and Dataverse. Find out more about Sales Territory Management and how it can keep both your customers and sales professionals happy using their Maplytics solution within your Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM.
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  • Tapping into Large Language Models with Microsoft’s Turing Academic Program

    The advantages of large language models are undeniable due to the capabilities achieved and opportunities ahead. We must also consider the benefits and potential harms coming via uses of these models. In 2021, we founded the Microsoft Turing Academic Program (MS-TAP) that provides academic teams with access to some of the world's largest language models. The program reflects our belief in the importance of having diverse and talented teams...
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  • HO HO HO! Microsoft and Bing Maps help NORAD track Santa!

    The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is preparing for their annual tradition of tracking Santa around the globe. As NORAD conducts its primary mission of defending Canadian and United States airspace, they take on the supplementary mission of tracking Santa's journey for the holidays.
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