Microsoft new Bing update aims to tackle fake news with artificial intelli

Microsoft new Bing update aims to tackle fake news with artificial intelli

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Microsoft on Wednesday rolled out new features on its Bing search engine powered by artificial intelligence

Bing will deliver two perspectives

• One that summarizes the two opposing sides of contentious questions
• Another that measures how many reputable sources are behind a given answer.

Trying to distinguish itself from Google

Microsoft is also trying to distinguish its second-place search engine from long-dominant Google and position itself as an innovator in finding real-world applications for the latest advances in artificial intelligence.

Is Coffee good for you?

The new search features side-by-side opposing perspectives for a question like above.

One source emphasizes coffee’s ability to increase metabolism and another shows it can raise blood pressure

Similar questions can also be asked on more sensitive topics, such as whether the death penalty is a good idea.

 For now simple questions only

On more complicated questions is there a god? Bing doesn’t have enough confidence to provide a pro-con perspective. But on questions that involve numbers, it boils information down into digestible doses. Iraq, for instance, is described as “about equal to the size of California.”

Other Updates

The search engine features were announced along with updates to Microsoft’s voice assistant Cortana and a new search partnership with the popular online forum Reddit.