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Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ microsoft-puts-caps-on-new-bing-usage-after-ai-chatbot-offered-unhinged-responses-39c3252f * Business Microsoft Puts Caps on New Bing Usage After AI Chatbot Offered Unhinged Responses Software giant seeks to address concerns about search engine powered by the technology behind ChatGPT [im-728157]Microsoft launched the new Bing search engine last week. Photo: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg News By Eric Bellman Feb. 17, 2023 11:12 pm ET print Listen to article (1 minute) Microsoft Corp. is putting caps on the usage of its new Bing search engine which uses the technology behind the viral chatbot ChatGPT after testers discovered it sometimes generates glaring mistakes and disturbing responses. The software giant launched the new Bing last week, promising a new kind of search in which people pose questions to the search engine in natural language. Bing then gives direct answers in a chat instead of links to websites. 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