Subj : Microsoft has found a new way to force Bing AI onto Edge users  i
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu May 11 2023 11:15:04

Microsoft has found a new way to force Bing AI onto Edge users  its in your 
PDFs

Date:
Thu, 11 May 2023 10:02:07 +0000

Description:
Were betting well see even more of the ChatGPT-powered Bing in the Edge 
browser soon.

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Microsoft is sneaking another tendril of its Bing AI into Edge, with the 
chatbot getting integrated with the browsers PDF reader functionality, at 
least in testing. 

This was spotted by Twitter-based leaker Leopeva64, who has uncovered a lot 
of material relating to Edge in recent times. The Bing chatbot integration 
was found in the Canary channel of testing for the browser. Bing Chat will 
also be integrated into Edge's PDF 
reader:https://t.co/5GQikmlzdE.https://t.co/7wZwuAuBcf 
pic.twitter.com/Cn7cLC5CSL May 9, 2023 See more 

You can see how it works in the tweet above. Theres a new Ask Bing Chat 
button present in the PDF reader , and if you click it, youll get the Bing AI 
popping up in the sidebar (on the right). 

Its then possible to start a chat relating to the PDF which is currently open 
in Edge, carried out in the usual way from there. Analysis: Expect more of 
this sort of thing 

Weve seen Microsoft crowbarring Bing into Edge with several fresh angles of 
late, in whats becoming a clear enough pattern. Earlier this month, the same 
leaker highlighted the presence of a new option to fire up Bing AI in the 
right-click context menu in Edge, a pretty sweeping measure in terms of 
integration. 

That change was also in testing with the Canary version of Edge  the earliest 
test build  so these bits of functionality still have a long way to go before 
they reach the release version of Microsofts browser. 

However, given the general big push for Bing  not just in Edge, but 
elsewhere, such as in Windows 11 (in the taskbar, search box)  wed be 
surprised, frankly, if these changes werent realized. More to the point, wed 
expect Microsoft to be looking for other areas of the interface, certainly in 
the Edge browser, where Bing AI can be inserted. 

As ever, theres a line to tread here, between raising the profile of the Bing 
chatbot, and running the risk of annoying people who dont want to see the AI 
popping up everywhere in the browser. Although its true that this line is 
likely to be drawn in a different place with testing compared to release, and 
not everything will make the cut. 

As to how Bing AI is faring in terms of usage thus far, the chatbot may be 
undeniably popular, but it doesnt seem to be driving up Bing search traffic 
going by some new figures (though do note  this contradicts stats weve heard 
previously ).



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/microsoft-has-found-a-new-way-to-force-bing-ai-
onto-edge-users-its-in-your-pdfs


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