Microsoft is integrating its AI-powered chatbot Bing into its mobile apps and Skype. Voice control even appears.
Since the giant began opening up the use of its AI-based chatbot on Bing, Microsoft has given more than a million people the chance to try the tool for the first time, and millions of people are still looking forward to using it. Until now, the only way to access the chatbot has been on the desktop version of the Edge browser, but today the Redmond-based firm is rolling it out into more products, services and devices.
Microsoft is integrating its AI chatbot Bing into its mobile apps and Skype
Starting today, those who already have access to the chatbot through their Microsoft account can use it on the Edge and Bing mobile apps for Android and iOS. Clicking the Bing button at the bottom of the mobile app starts a chat session. In the Edge mobile app, you can call the chatbot from the main page.
Alternatively, you can also start using a Skype chatbot. Users can chat with him directly or add him to a chat group. You can then use the algorithm to plan your trip and let attendees see proposals at the same time as you, or start a debate by asking them about a hot topic. The chatbot can even translate information into over 100 languages.
Voice control even appears
There is another way to use a chatbot. Microsoft has indeed added voice control to mobile and desktop computers. Although the chatbot is still very young, it could mean the end of Cortana after years of very hard times for the American voice assistant giant against market leaders like Google Assistant, Apple Siri and Amazon Alexa.
Finally, Microsoft indicates that it can (and certainly will) integrate its chatbot into other applications such as Teams. At the same time, engineers are still working on improving the algorithm, in particular, on eliminating more or less annoying bugs discovered by the first testers. To be continued!