New Bing chat mode in Skype

Guess who just showed up on Skype.

It’s Bing’s AI chat!

Microsoft is thrilled to introduce the integration of the advanced AI-driven Bing into Skype chat. This exciting new feature is engineered to deliver a wealth of information, creativity, and solutions to your queries, all via a user-friendly chat interface. Whether you need inspiration, and answers, or simply wish to explore, Bing has got you covered now.

Bing AI in group chat too

With Bing, you can now elevate your conversations with friends and family directly in your group chat. Whether you need to settle a bet with a swift and informative search, share a chuckle, or kick off a new project, Bing is capable of comprehending and communicating seamlessly in over 100 languages.

Spice up your Skype conversations with Bing's repertoire of entertainment options such as jokes, poems, stories, games, and quizzes. In addition to that, Bing can also facilitate discussions on topics ranging from weather, sports, news, trivia, and beyond, creating a fun and engaging atmosphere for you and your loved ones.

Limitations?

We’ve had very limited experience with the Bing chat integration in Skype so we are not sure yet how far Bing will let a conversation go.

However, we have already encountered the type of response Bing will give when the conversation cannot continue.  

The Good

• You get to see your full chat history and can search it - this is something ChatGPT also offers to a degree, but the AI chats in Bing and Edge do not.

The Bad

Nothing yet.

Recent reactions on Twitter

Here is what people on Twitter have recently written about the new Bing integration in Skype.  

• Tinz Twins 3️⃣ Microsoft: There are some big updates: ???????? Voice and multilingual chat improvements  ???????? SwiftKey app: Compose m… https://t.co/XZqCoaTzQJ May 17, 2023, 2:33 PM
• Askar Kalykov ???????? *When I click for #Bing Chat or ask #Skype Bing bot after it instructed me to do so* - Sorry, it's not yet availabl… https://t.co/y2k3jbOerc May 13, 2023, 5:35 PM
• Jeremy Howard @plowsai @mmitchell_ai Yeah using Bing chat in Skype is already a pretty smooth experience since that's a UI already designed for chat... May 13, 2023, 2:42 AM
• Andres Bohren ???????? ????Did you know that you can use #Bing #AI in #Skype (consumer)? ????Simply Chat with Bing AI https://t.co/3f6DEHXxW6 https://t.co/1JS8loHOY3 May 11, 2023, 11:21 AM
• Vlad Lishafay @arturclancy Bing chat is also available in skype. Not that disruptive for macos :) May 11, 2023, 6:46 AM

Sources

• Skype https://www.skype.com/en/blogs/2023-02-bing-bot-in-skype/

• Microsoft https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/02/22/the-new-bing-preview-experience-arrives-on-bing-and-edge-mobile-apps-introducing-bing-now-in-skype/