OpenAI warned Microsoft about the premature launch of a chatbot in the Bing search engine

At the beginning of the year, OpenAI warned Microsoft of its hasty integration of the GPT-4 multimodal model into the Bing search engine.

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Although Microsoft didn't listen to its partner, the startup's fears were not unfounded. Shortly after the launch, users noted Bing's "unbalanced" behaviour. In addition, a new report details "conflicts and confusion" behind the scenes of the companies' alliance.

Nevertheless, the shaky launch of the GPT-4 integration into Bing has benefited the corporation. Within days, the search engine's audience increased by 15%. At the same time, the Bing mobile app was downloaded 750,000 times, including a peak of 150,000 daily installations, within the first week of launch.

The fact that the search engine has become an acclaimed product - after years in Google's shadow - is a great achievement in itself.

"When we grow, it helps [OpenAI], and when they grow, it helps us," said Microsoft CFO Amy Hood.

Source: Engadget