Microsoft gives Bing's AI chatbot personality options

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Microsoft has quickly acted on its promise to give you
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. Web services chief Mikhail Parakhin has
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that 90 percent of Bing preview testers should see a toggle that changes the chatbot's responses. 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
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responses after early users noticed
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during long chats and 'entertainment' sessions. As The Verge
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, 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
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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 toggle arrives as Microsoft is expanding access to the Bing AI. It brought the technology to its
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in late February, and days ago made the feature available
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. The flexibility could make the AI more useful in these more varied environments, and adds a level of safety as more everyday users give the system a try. If you choose Creative, you likely know not to explicitly trust the results.

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