Microsoft Gives Bing's AI Chatbot Personality Options (engadget.com) 23
According to web services chief Mikhail Parakhin, Microsoft is giving Bing preview testers a toggle to change the chatbot's responses. Engadget reports: A Creative option allows for more "original and imaginative" (read: fun) answers, while a Precise switch emphasizes shorter, to-the-point replies. There's also a Balanced setting that aims to strike a middle ground.
The company reined in the Bing AI's responses after early users noticed strange behavior during long chats and 'entertainment' sessions. As The Verge observes, the restrictions irked some users as the chatbot would simply decline to answer some questions. Microsoft has been gradually lifting limits since then, and just this week updated the AI to reduce both the unresponsiveness and "hallucinations." The bot may not be as wonderfully weird, but it should also be more willing to indulge your curiosity.
The company reined in the Bing AI's responses after early users noticed strange behavior during long chats and 'entertainment' sessions. As The Verge observes, the restrictions irked some users as the chatbot would simply decline to answer some questions. Microsoft has been gradually lifting limits since then, and just this week updated the AI to reduce both the unresponsiveness and "hallucinations." The bot may not be as wonderfully weird, but it should also be more willing to indulge your curiosity.
Is there an option to stop apologizing (Score:3)
Is there an option to stop apologizing for everything?
Re:Is there an option to stop apologizing (Score:4, Funny)
Is there an option to stop apologizing for everything?
Sorry, they trained the AI model in Canada.
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Rumor has it the Japanese version is filled with shame.
Microsoft can't deliver answers now (Score:5, Interesting)
I find it amusing they're giving their bot these options when they can't even provide decent information to begin with. If all you want to know is how to disable something you are guaranteed three pages of word salad until you (might) find the answer.
Here's a question: how difficult is it when someone asks you a question such as, "How to disable auto correct in Word" to give them: 1) File > Options > Advanced > . . . ?
Instead, you get, "Auto correct is used to correct both misspelled words and grammatical mistakes."
No one asked for that. All they asked for was how to turn it off. That's the only answer you need to give. To think giving their bot the "ability" to give a short answer is another of their jokes. Just like Windows 11.
Re: Microsoft can't deliver answers now (Score:2)
You have two personality choices (Score:2)
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And the Ballmer option just repeats "GENERATIVE AI! GENERATIVE AI! GENERATIVE AI! GENERATIVE AI!" at you interspersed with sweat drops emojis.
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They're working on it.
https://arstechnica.com/inform... [arstechnica.com]
If you select Bill Ballmer, (Score:3)
your darkest cyber fears will become a painfull reality.
Another fine product from . . . (Score:2)
. . . the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation.
I choose Eddie.
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Genuine People Personalities or GPPs were an invention of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation. These products were imbued with artificial intelligence and emotion, however, GPPs are known for being pointless or irritating, often serving their desired purpose but in an unconventional or unhelpful way.
Sounds fun (Score:2)
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A Will Smith option would be fun.
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A Will Smith option would be fun.
Yes, but I'd think a Samuel L Jackson option would be even funner 'cause if you tell it the answer didn't satisfy your question it can just yell back "Search terms mother fucker, do you know how to use them!"
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Today Parry is used to create Twitter bot messages.
Leaked names. (Score:2)
Apparently the new bots will be called:
-Suicidal Sven
-Bipolar Benny
-Schitzo Shelly
-Anxious Alma
-Depressed Donny
-PTS Delia
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So, they've hired the Garbage Pail Kids?
Bing Users Thrilled! (Score:2)
Both of them.
Genuine People Personality (Score:2)
Share and enjoy! [fandom.com]
can i get a surly Bing? (Score:2)